Men arrested for burglarizing AMC Theater in Forsyth IL | News

FORSYTH, Ill. (WAND) – Two males had been arrested after deputies stated they admitted to stealing copper pipes and constructing supplies from the deserted AMC Theater in Forsyth.

Macon County Sheriff’s deputies had been referred to as to the theater on the Hickory Point Mall on March 30 at 11:50 pm

Deputies and a K9 officer responded. They noticed indicators of pressured entry into the deserted constructing. They stated they discovered two males inside who had been stealing copper pipes, electrical wiring and breaker containers, and different constructing materials.

Michael Large, 43, and Kelsey Sandage, 40, had been arrested and charged with Criminal Damage to Property over $100,000, Burglary, and Possession of Burglary Tools.

Deputies stated the suspects admitted to getting into the deserted theater at the least 4 instances over the previous few weeks. The preliminary harm to the theater was found final week, so deputies had been watching the constructing.

Large and Sandage had been taken to the Macon County Jail the place they had been later launched with a discover to seem. Their courtroom date is about for April 14.

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