Christopher Robert Parnell, age 39, left, and Ronda Swartz, age 45, both of Griffin, have been arrested in Evans County in connection with a burglary. Sheriff Wendell Beam said upon their arrest, the pair was in possession of property that connected them to eight Spalding County burglaries they are now charged with.
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Christopher Robert Parnell, age 39, of 121 South Honey Bear Drive, and Ronda Swartz, age 45, of 2175 Old Atlanta Road, have each been charged with eight counts of residential burglary.
Parnell was also charged with three counts of theft by deception and Parnell faces one count of that charge.
According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, the burglaries occurred during the month of September 2015.
Parnell and Swartz were arrested Sept. 26, by the Evans County Sheriff’s Office for a burglary in Evans County.
Investigators say property recovered from the suspects at that time connect them to the Spalding County burglaries.
Parnell and Swartz are being held in the Bullock County Jail.
