Sylacauga man facing multiple charges in crime spree

A Sylacauga man arrested Sept. 19 on an outstanding felony warrant by deputies from the Talladega County Sheriff’s Department is facing multiple charges.

According to Investigators , the warrant for 27-year-old Shawn Matthew Hodges stemmed from first-degree robbery charges following an incident within Childersburg Police Department’s jurisdiction.

Prior to his arrest near Old Birmingham Highway, Hodges attempted to flee from law enforcement in a 1995 Chevrolet truck that had been stolen from  New County Line Road in Sylacauga Sept. 16.

Upon interviewing Hodges, investigators learned the truck wasn’t the only thing Hodges had recently stolen.

Among the items allegedly stolen by Hodges were a Ford F-150 from  Plantersville Road in Alpine Sept. 8, a 2004 Rockwood pop-up camper from Logan Martin Dam Road Sept. 8, a 2001 white Chevrolet van from Desie Drive in Childersburg Sept. 13, and a Yahama Big Bear ATV and Pioneer radio from New County Line Road Sept. 16.

Investigators said there were several tools in the back of the vehicle Hodges was driving when apprehended, and the victims were able to identify the tools.

The final tally for Hodges’s spree equaled three first-degree theft of property charges, one second-degree theft of property charge, one first-degree receiving stolen property charge, one unlawful breaking and entering into a vehicle charge and one third-degree burglary charge.

District Court Judge Jeb Fannin set Hodges’s bond at a total of $80,000 for all charges.