Burglary suspects caught in Florida

Published 4:46 pm Thursday, October 8, 2020

MOULTRIE, Ga. – Two burglary and theft suspects sought by authorities in Colquitt and Mitchell counties since as far back as April – Jack Andrew Brinkley Jr. and Heaven Leigh Clifton – were both apprehended by the Suwannee County (Fla.) Sheriff’s officials this week.

The Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office listed Brinkley, 30, as having a Doerun address while Clifton, 23, is listed as residing in Pavo.

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Information posted online by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office state that Brinkley was booked there late Wednesday evening and are charging him with burglary and a nonmoving traffic violation. Clifton, per the same website, was booked right after midnight Thursday and is also charged there with burglary plus fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers.

A Colquitt County Sheriff official said Thursday that Mitchell County had a warrant out for Brinkley and the CCSO’s involvement was in attempting to serve the warrant since he is a Colquitt resident.

The two suspects were connected to a number of home burglaries, thefts, drug charges and automobile break-ins in Georgia, sheriff’s officials said.

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