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COWPENS, SC (FOX Carolina) - Spartanburg County deputies said a burglary suspect was arrested after neighbors discovered him leaving the scene and held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived at the scene.
Deputies said they were called to a home on Double Branch Road in Cowpens shortly after 5 p.m. Monday.
Deputies arrived to find Jimmy Rhodes on his knees on the back porch with the homeowner pointing a gun at him.
Rhodes was placed in handcuffs while deputies investigated.
The neighbor told deputies he investigated when he heard the dog next door barking excessively and found the moped and damaged door. The suspect came out of the house after the neighbor called the homeowner, and he ordered the man to get down while he then called deputies.
Deputies said they found a screw driver on Rhodes’ person and saw tool marks near the latch of the back door.
The phone line to the house had been cut and deputies said the master bedroom was in disarray with items strewn across the room.
Rhodes was charged with burglary second degree, petit larceny, and possession of tools used in a crime.