A tip that led police to two burglary thefts also helped them find suspected methamphetamine and make an additional two arrests on drug charges.

The information brought police to what they described as a “FEMA trailer” at 100 Cherry Ave. that is the home of Matthew David Adams and Leah Mae Kilgore.

“We had a tip from a confidential informant that two subjects who were wanted were at that residence,” Colquitt County Sheriff’s Inv. Jerome Burgess said. 

Officers found Jerome McMurphy and Jennifer Amanda Pope at the residence as the informant related to them, Burgess said. They are accused in the theft of antiques and memorabilia valued at more than $10,000, including a boxing glove signed by Muhammad Ali and a baseball with Hank Aaron’s signature, from storage buildings in the 200 block of Wilder Road.

The owner, William Smith, who had moved to Florida, discovered the theft on Nov. 13 when he came to Moultrie to pick up some of the property. Other stolen goods included antique signs, a cast iron stove and sausage grinder, and a Christmas tree. 

Deputies arrested Deborah Ann Blackburn, 57, on Nov. 18 after searching her 892 Cook Road Residence, where police said they found all of the stolen items. She was arrested then on a charge of burglary and two counts each of stolen property and theft by deception.

In addition to allegedly taking part in the theft, Blackburn allegedly sold some of the property at Allen’s Antiques in Moultrie, Sheriff’s Inv. Austin Cannon said. 

McMurphy, 33, and Pope, 32, both of 108 Jonathan Road, were each charged Wednesday with burglary. Pope also was charged with entering an automobile with intent of felony.

After the two were taken into custody, Burgess said, officers asked for permission to look inside the residence for additional people.

“We were speaking with Kilgore,” he said. “She gave us consent to go inside. We noticed some things that led us to believe there may be some narcotics involved.”

When officers searched further they found about four or five grams of suspected methamphetamine as well as objects thought to be used for snorting the drug and hypodermic needles, he said.

Adams, 40, and Kilgore, 31, were each charged Tuesday with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects.

In other arrests:

• Taylor Jade Green, 21, 349 Jack Pyle Road, was charged Thursday with driving while license withdrawn.

• Timothy Perez Edwards, 37, 447 S. Mulberry St., was charged Thursday with possession of items prohibited by inmate.

• Vickie Celena Stripling, 48, 206-B Tallokas St., was charged Thursday with deposit account fraud.

• Halen Ladow Weaver, 28, 556 Sumner Road, was charged Thursday with criminal trespass and probation violation.

• Aaron Allen, 18, 2621-A Seventh St. S.E., was charged Monday with driving without license and criminal trespass.

• Alexander Glen Pate, 19, 345 Patch Road, was charged Monday with criminal trespass.

Moultrie Police

• Belinda Gail Hill, 41, 125 Edmondson Road, was charged Thursday with theft by shoplifting.

• Tangular Ershell Lingo, 40, 506 Northside Drive, was charged Thursday with simple assault.

• Desire Flores, 33, and Anselma Meltilde Flores, 43, both of 1032 Hwy. 133 S., were each charged Wednesday with theft by shoplifting.

Burglary 

Sheriff’s Office

• William Smith, 200 block West Bethel Avenue, reported Wednesday the theft of Air Max sneakers, a .25-caliber pistol, and $170 in cash and change.

He estimated the total value of the cash and property taken as $370.

Thefts

Sheriff’s Office

• Dismer Aldarez, 1300 block Holmes Drive, reported Thursday the theft of lawn equipment valued at $3,650 including one each RedMax trimmer, edger and weed trimmer and two RedMax blowers, a Honda air compressor, Echo backpack blower, and a Stihl chain saw.

Other investigations

Sheriff’s Office

• Ann Moxley, 3300 block Highway 133 South, reported Wednesday that a potential tenant in one of her rental residences found a woman inside while examining the mobile home.

Moxley told police that this has occurred several times with the same woman, who was not there when police arrived. An officer explained to Moxley that she can seek an arrest warrant at Colquitt County Magistrate Court.