Father, Son Arrested In Separate Incidents

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that the Fayette County Undercover Narcotics Unit received information about a burglary of an unoccupied building that was being planned in the La Grange area. On the evening of Monday, March 8 the narcotics unit conducted a surveillance operation on the building and with the assistance of Deputy Michalec apprehended the suspects attempting to leave the building with stolen property.

Arrested were Wesley Tucker, 36, and Chance Denton, 24, both of Smithville. The subjects were transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center for the offense of Burglary of a Building.

Korenek also reports that on Tuesday, March 9 at approximately 3:46 a.m. Deputy Michalec was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle on Hwy. 71 near the Bastrop county line that had been parked in the caller’s driveway.

Upon making contact with the driver Deputy Michalec observed them to exhibit signs of being intoxicated to the point of posing a danger to themselves or others. Deputy Michalec placed the subject under arrest and while searching the person located a smoking pipe filled with a crystalline substance which later tested positive to be methamphetamine.

Arrested and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center was Daniel Denton, 48, of Red Rock for the offenses of Public Intoxication and Possession of a controlled substance.

On arrival at the Dan R. Beck Justice Center Daniel Denton was re-united with his son, arrested in the previous burglary incident.