Two Arrested After Thefts of Saddles

As of Thursday, October 20, 2011

Lee Montana Atkins

Mario Dockery

Moore County Sheriff's Investigators have charged two men in connection with break-ins and thefts of saddles from residences near Southern Pines.

Lee Montana Atkins, 21, of the 100 block of Tella Drive, Southern Pines, and Mario Dockery, 30, of the 1700 block of Stubby Oaks Road, Aberdeen, face three counts each of felony breaking and entering, felony larceny, and felony possession of stolen goods.

Both were arrested on Oct. 12.

Atkins received a $1,500.00 secured bond and Dockery received a $10,00o secured bond and both were placed in the Moore County Detention Center. They are both scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court in Carthage N.C. on Nov. 3.

The arrests stemmed from an investigation into a Sept. 27 report by Alexandria Huntley of a break-in in the Southern Pines area of Moore County.

Huntley advised that her barn had been entered and that one of her horse saddles was taken. During the investigation it was determined a second break in had occurred to a barn owned by Phyllis Hinton also in the Southern Pines area of Moore County. Mrs. Hinton reported she also had a horse saddle taken. Investigators later recovered both saddles from a pawn shop in Richmond County which lead to the arrest of two suspects.

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jrw 1 year, 7 months ago

When are they finally going to take these common theives off the street for a while? Montana was just arrested at Mario's house not long ago for drug charges and Mario and his brother have been in and out of jail for 10 years. Nothing is ever done with them and they continue to do the same behavior...while all the people they come in contact with lose something of value anytime they're around. Ugghhh....

TVGfan 1 year, 7 months ago

Did these men work at one of the feed stores? Why were they around the farms?

ncmom 1 year, 7 months ago

If I'm not mistaken, I think this Dockery guy lives at a residence where the Sherrif's department has been there numerous times for different reasons from drugs to issues with dogs or alleged dog fighting. It's well known that their have been drugs dealt out of this house and you never know who actually lives there because of all the different people you see!