Witness’ call leads to quick arrest of two liquor burglars

An observant neighbor led to the quick arrest of two local men who broke into a local liquor store Sunday morning.

Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn said Adam Harl Vorheis and Bradley Scott Jones are both facing charges of Burglary of a Building for the crime.

The sheriff said a resident living near the Broken Road Jr. Liquor Store observed two men in a gold colored Chevy Suburban loading items from the store at about 3 a.m. The citizen quickly called 911 and gave the dispatcher a good description of the men, the vehicle, and also let authorities know that the suspects left westbound on US 287.

Deputy Ryan Hill intercepted a vehicle matching the description on SH 70 on its way to Greenbelt Lake. He pulled the car over and could see beer boxes in the back seat. Several bottles of liquor were also found in the vehicle.

Vorheis, age 20, and Jones, age 27, were wearing clothes that also matched the description given by the caller. Both men were arrested at that time and were later arraigned by Justice of the Peace Denise Bertrand with bond set at $10,000.  Vorheis posted bond Monday afternoon, and Jones was still in custody at that time.

Blackburn expressed his appreciation to the attentive citizen in this case.

“The neighbor did just exactly what they should have,” Blackburn said. “That fast action and good description helped solve this case very quickly, and I thank them for that.”