If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Both deputies and an 18-year-old suspect had a do over regarding a breaking and entering at the same business.

On April 7th at approximately 11:02 a.m. Deputy C.S. Harding responded to First Strike Munitions, located at 1186 Warrenton Road, for a failed breaking and entering. Staff advised when they arrived at the business, they noticed damage to the exterior lock. While it was damaged, it appeared the $50 for a lock was well worth it considering the suspect was unable to make entry and left empty handed. Using the camera footage, Deputy Harding discovered a skinny white male wearing a black hoodie attempting to break in at 9:34 p.m. the night prior. While a report was taken, it would not take long to solve the case.

Approximately ten hours after Deputy Harding responded to the first incident, Deputy L.T. Ward and Deputy I.E. Baldi responded to First Strike Munitions for another breaking and entering report. Staff advised they could see someone actively picking the lock. Using camera footage, it was discovered it was the same suspect. Deputy Ward and Deputy Baldi maintained a perimeter around the business as Deputy F.A. Martinez and his K-9 partner, Mija, began a track. Before the K-9 duo could finish, Deputy C.M. Sterne and Deputy D.S. Jett located a male matching the description at a nearby abandoned home on Warrenton Road. He was taken into custody without incident and was discovered to be in possession of burglary tools and the clothes seen in both incidents.

The suspect, Nathaniel Myers, was charged with two counts of attempted breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, possession of burglary tools, and trespassing. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.