Henderson County Sheriff’s Office press release
On Sept. 2, at approximately 7 p.m., the Henderson County Sheriff‘s Office received a 911 call from a resident on Farm to Market 3273 in the Cross Roads area stating there were two male subjects burglarizing a house. Malakoff Police Officer C. Speak located the vehicle on Railroad Street in Malakoff and performed a traffic stop on the vehicle the two males were driving, along with Henderson County Sheriff‘s Office Patrol Sergeant M. J istel. It was determined that the two males had indeed burglarized a residence and were still in possession of all of the stolen items. John Wesley Dodd a white male from the Cross Roads area and Jamie Lee Phillips a white male from the Athens area were arrested and booked into the Henderson County Jail for Burglary of a Habitation. The crime of Burglary of a Habitation is punishable up to 2-20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Both John and Jamie remain in the Henderson Cognty Jail on $50,000 bonds each.