Six men arrested are suspected to be past of a western Chatham County break-in ring

Posted Thursday, December 29, 2011

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Siler City, NC - Chatham County sheriff's deputies arrested six men last week who they believe have operated a break-in ring in the western part of the county.

Major Gary Blakenship said a long-term investigation revealed that the men conspired together to break into homes and businesses and then sell the stolen property.

Investigators made the following arrests:

• Joe Brady, 74, of 436 Greenhill Road in Siler City: charged with seven counts of felony conspiracy, six counts of receiving stolen property, one count of possession of stolen property; $10,000 secured bond
• Brian Everwine, 39, of 103 High Forty Road in Bennett: charged with felony breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen property
• Daniel Everwine, 44, of 99 Bradford Rodgers Lane in Siler City: charged with felony larceny and breaking and entering; $1,000 secured bond
• Joseph "Jody" Greene, 35, of 8108 Siler City-Glendon Road in Bear Creek: charged with five counts of felony larceny, two counts each of breaking and entering and felony conspiracy, and one count of possession of stolen property; $10,000 secured bond
• Phillip Mayo, 40, of 993 Piney Grove Church Road in Siler City: charged with four counts each of felony larceny, breaking and entering and conspiracy; $15,000 secured bond
• Royce Morgan, 32, of 8108 Siler City-Glendon Road in Bear Creek: felony larceny and breaking and entering; $2,500 secured bond

All six men were scheduled to appear in court Jan. 9.

At the time of his arrest, Brian Everwine was already incarcerated on a nearly 3-year sentence for seven break-in, burglary and larceny-related charges, according to state Department of Correction records. Those crimes occurred in June and July – a few months after his February release after serving nearly two years on a string of break-in convictions.

Morgan was also on probation for June break-ins in Chatham County, records state.

Five of the suspects – not including Brady – have been convicted of break-in, burglary or theft-related crimes in the past three years, according to DOC records.