Multiple Burglaries Net Two Arrests

CANTON — Authorities in Van Zandt County say two suspects have been arrested following a series of burglaries. On Saturday, January 7th, at approximately 1:23 a.m., a deputy from the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office while on patrol observed a vehicle with a defective license plate light in Edgewood. The Deputy conducted a traffic stop.

After approaching the vehicle, the deputy reportedly detected an emitting odor of marijuana. Upon a search of the vehicle, according to authorities, the deputy located a matchbox containing marijuana and observed a large quantity of copper wire in the rear of the vehicle. The suspects were then identified as Eric Ashley Hoover and Chad Everitt Massey, both of Quinlan.

Authorities say upon an interview of the suspects, they both admitted to being in possession of the marijuana and also admitted to obtaining the copper wire by burglarizing a residence on VZCR #3702 in Wills Point. Both suspects were then booked into the Van Zandt County Justice Center. Hoover and Massey were charged with burglary of a habitation and possession of marijuana.

At a later date the suspects were again interviewed and questioned about several other burglaries that occurred approximately during the same time and in the same area. Authorities say Hoover and Massey confessed to burglaries of residences on FM 1395, VZCR 3849, and Highway 64, all in Wills Point. Both suspects will be charged with the additional burglaries. They are still considered suspects in several other burglaries. Both are currently detained in the Van Zandt County Jail.