TYLER COUNTY, Texas — A 46-year-old Colmesneil man accused of burglarizing an area church has been arrested and is facing multiple charges.
Deputies were investigating Dustin Lee Brooks for a burglary that took place at Victory Baptist Church and other burglaries in the county, according to a release. Investigators also suspected Brooks, who is a felon, was pawning guns.
During the initial investigation, deputies got additional evidence linking Brooks to the burglary of a habitation in the Colmesneil area.
Brooks was charged with a third burglary in addition to the charges previously filed against him. Brooks is also facing an out-of-county charge for falsifying a drug test.
Justice of the Peace Ken Jobe set bond on the new burglary charge at $70,000.00.
Brooks is currently being held in the Tyler County Sheriff's Office with bonds totaling more than $1 million.
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From a Tyler County Sheriff's Office release:
While investigating Dustin Lee Brooks, age 46 of Colmesneil, for the burglary of the Victory Baptist Church and other burglaries in the county, as well the pawning of guns as a felon, Deputies were able to obtain additional evidence linking Brooks to a Burglary of a Habitation in the Colmesneil area.
In addition to the charges previously filed, Brooks was charged with a third burglary, as well as a new out-of-county charge for falsifying a drug test. Justice of the Peace Ken Jobe set bond on the new burglary charge at $70,000.00.
Brooks remains in the Tyler County Sheriff's Office with bonds totaling 1,082,500.00
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