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Tyler Lee Hice

Authorities Looking For One of 10 Most Wanted

Lincolnton -– Lincoln County Sheriff’s detectives have charged a teen suspect in connection with a Monday, June 9, 2008 home invasion. Detectives D Hutchens and A. Alvarado are looking for Tyler Lee Hice, 16, of 6132 Sherwood Lane, Denver on one count of first-degree burglary.

Hice is charged with breaking into a home at 4425 Catawba Burris Road around 2:50 a.m. Monday. The breaking glass coming from the entrance door from the carport awakened the homeowners. The wife hid in a closet while the husband picked up a double-barrel shotgun. He saw a beam from a flashlight shining under the bedroom door. When the intruder grabbed the doorknob he fired two shots from the shotgun.

Officers searched the area until the afternoon of the break-in without locating the suspect.
Hutchens and Alvarado say the investigation is on going and more charges are expected to be filed.

Hice was also charged in April with first degree burglary. He is accused of breaking into a home on Renee Lane while a woman and her sons slept inside. In that case the female victim told officers she awoke to find Hice standing beside her bed. The suspect ran from the residence and was arrested a short time later.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Tyler Hice should call Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909. You could receive an award of up to $1,000 if your tip leads to an arrest.