Athens couple arrested in connection with I-65 vehicle break-in
Published 3:53 pm Thursday, March 16, 2017
- Robert Lee Holt, left, and Vivian Mullins Posey, right, both of Athens.
An Athens couple now know the true meaning of “ball and chain” after they were arrested Tuesday in connection with a vehicle burglarized on I-65 near the county line.
The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office charged Robert Lee Holt, 46, and Vivian Mullins Posey, 43, with breaking and entering of a motor vehicle. They were booked into the Cullman County Detention Center with bail set at $5,000 each, according to a press release from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the vehicle break-in on I-65 near mile marker 313 on March 10. The victim ran out of gas and had gone to a nearby store with someone who stopped to help. When they returned, they noticed the suspects breaking into the car and were able to get pictures of the couple in a white Dodge 1500 truck before they left the scene.
The sheriff’s office posted the pictures to its Facebook page, and a Madison County resident recognized the suspects’ truck from an advertisement from a “Handyman Service” flyer and contacted sheriff’s investigators.
The tip led investigators to Holt and Posey, who are engaged to be married, and they were arrested Tuesday off I-65 in Falkville.
“This arrest shows the power of social media in helping law enforcement tract down suspects,” Sheriff Matt Gentry said.