10/26/09 - Henderson County

Cedar Grove Neighborhood Experiences Vandalism
By: Lauren Linney
5:39 p.m.
 
Three men are out on bond Monday night after police say they vandalized mailboxes and yards as well as tried to steal a car in a Cedar Grove neighborhood. Everything is back to normal, but residents are still wondering why the three men allegedly terrorized their road last Friday morning. "Why the would come over here and do that; why they would tear up people's mailboxes and steal people's cars, I don't know why?" questioned Misty Davis, who lives in Cedar Grove.
 
Davis said she saw a man driving her car out of her driveway. She ran out to stop them, and she said the man hopped in a truck with two other men and left. A few minutes later they came back. "They preceded to tell me their name and get out of the truck and come up on the porch saying 'You didn't call the law did you? We're just messing with you. This ain't nothing to be concerned about,'" said Davis.
 
According to Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke, the three men were arrested. Jonathan Tomlin, 25, Brandon Crowe, 24, and James Kyle Blakney, 25, are facing multiple counts of mailbox tampering charges as well as vandalism charges.
 
Davis believed the three men had been drinking. "They seemed very drunk. One of them actually had a beer in their hands," said Davis.
 
Davis' home was not the only one the suspects targeted Friday morning. Investigators say the men also traveled along the road and vandalized several mailboxes and yards. Sheriff Duke believed what helped them solve the case is the Neighborhood Watch group. "We had observant neighbors and victims who took the time to notice and observe some things that helped us identify these people," said Duke.
 
Davis said she hopes the men pay for what they did. "Just having a good time they [the suspects] said at other people's expense," said Davis.
 
Most of the mailboxes have been repaired. The men will face a judge Tuesday, November 3.