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TWO TEENS ARRESTED IN BUSINESS BREAK-IN

Brandon Teague (left) and Casey Fredell (right) are accused of breaking into a Highway 18 business, stealing cash and a safe.

By Jon Mayhew
WEST LINCOLN

Lincoln County Sheriff’s detective Don Mauldin arrested two
teens in connection with a March 10 break-in and larceny from
Halfway Supply, 889 North Highway 18, around 12:10am.

Mauldin said the suspects – Casey Fredell, 18, of Casar and
Brandon Teague, 16, of Vale – may have been casing out the
store the day before the break-ins.

The break-in was discovered when employees reported for work
according to Mauldin.

“They reported for work around 4:30am,” said Mauldin. “The
suspects cut through a fence and gained entry through a garage
door located at the back of the building.”

Burglar alarms didn’t stop the duo because once they gained
entry to the building, the suspects cut the main breakers,
shutting down the alarm system.

After taking money from the cash registers, the pair pried a safe
out of the floor containing thousands of dollars of cash and a
handgun. The safe, removed from the building with a pair of
hand trucks, was placed in a nearby vehicle.

“They also dropped a large amount of lottery tickets as they were
leaving the store,” said Mauldin.

Both teens are charged with breaking and entering a building;
safecracking; preparing to commit burglary and housebreaking;
larceny and possession of stolen property.

They were released from the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center
under a $20,000 secured bond each. The safe and money taken
in the break-in have not been recovered. Investigation into the
break-in is continuing.

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