Jay Man Facing Weapons, Burglary, Theft Charges

March 23, 2018

A Jay man is facing property crime charges in Alabama and a weapons charge in Florida.

Matthew Craig Bauldree, 48, was allegedly in possession of a sawed-off shotgun when he was arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office He is in the Santa Rosa County Jail on charges of possession of a short barreled gun and possessing an altered firearm.

Santa Rosa County deputies were arresting Bauldree on charges out of Escambia County, AL, where he allegedly burglarized a building and stole a 2003 Yamaha ATV from a hunting camp on Bethel Road, just north of the state line east of Brewton.

Despite no vehicle identification number on the ATV, investigators with the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office were able to track the ATV to Santa Rosa County. Further investigation and witness interviews led to Alabama authorities issuing a warrant for Bauldree’s arrest.

Bauldree will be extradited back to Escambia County, AL, to face burglary and theft charges.

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