Three men in Lincoln County are facing charges after what they took from a barn. But the Lincoln County sheriff said the thieves weren’t interested in anything that was inside, rather the barn itself.

The walls are all gone from an old barn on Greasy Ridge and it’s no storm damage.

In the early morning hours of Friday, Sheriff Curt Folger says Gregory Turpin and Timothy King of Eubank, and Allen Gifford of Kings Mountain managed to strip the barn to bare bones.

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But they were caught red-handed one of the two nights they undressed the barn. The sheriff says they took off, but were later arrested.

“I’m sure they wasn’t expecting us to be there waiting on them,” Sheriff Folger said. “During the interview, they confessed to their crimes.”

Officials say the men would have pocketed about $700 from all of the wood they took. But it will cost anywhere from $15 to $20,000 to repair the damage they caused.

Scrap metal is hard to come by so, officials say, thieves are turning to rustic barn wood – something customers want.

“They want to have the primitive look and it’s a high demand right now for old lumber,” Sheriff Folger said.

The three men are facing charges including receiving stolen property, criminal mischief and criminal trespassing.

A truck, a handgun, ammunition, more than half a million dollars worth of drugs, four suspects and a dog were seized by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents in connection with criminal cases in recent weeks.

On August 16, a report from a local rancher helped Douglas Border Patrol agents apprehend three illegal immigrants and seize more than 98 pounds of marijuana near Douglas, Arizona. The seizure was worth in excess of $49,000.

Willcox Border Patrol agents detained three subjects traveling in a Chrysler sedan at the Highway 90 checkpoint near Whetstone on Aug. 23. A canine unit initially alerted to the vehicle, which led agents to the confiscation of personal use marijuana, an unloaded handgun, ammunition and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office responded and arrested the driver and one of two passengers, and took possession of all items discovered. A third occupant was released.

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Later that evening, agents from the Douglas Border Patrol Station responded to detection technology from a potential vehicle incursion. Once on scene, agents observed the driver fleeing from a white Ford F-250. Agents searched the vehicle and discovered 41 bundles of marijuana, valued at nearly $463,000, and a dog. Agents then conducted an extensive search of the area and found the driver. The subject was turned over for prosecution on charges of narcotics smuggling, and handed over the dog to Animal Control. The drugs and vehicle were processed for seizure in accordance with Tucson Sector guidelines.

The Tucson Sector Border Patrol strives to secure America’s borders through the disruption and degrading of transnational criminal organizations. Border security is a joint effort between Customs and Border Protection, other law-enforcement partners and community stakeholders.

CBP welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol by calling 1-877-872-7435 toll free. All calls will be answered and remain anonymous.

A Kenton County grand jury has indicted a former middle school teacher on a felony drug charge.

Investigators say Arin Staples’ drug dealer would deliver narcotics and cocaine to the middle school where she worked.

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Last week, a security assistant at the school was also charged with drug trafficking.

A third employee has been suspended, but not charged.

A Lincoln County woman has been sentenced for the shooting death of her husband.

51-year-old Tamara Richie will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to an amended charge of manslaughter in the death of her husband, David, who was shot in the head in 2012 while he was sleeping.

David’s body was found three days later when Tamara went to her sister’s house and told her about the shooting. Tamara’s sister then called officials.

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Deputies say they found David Richie’s lifeless body in the bedroom. He’d been shot once in the head while he was asleep.

“At the scene, it didn’t look like there’d been any altercation at all,” says Sheriff Folger.

Sheriff Folger said he can’t recall law enforcement being called out to the house before, except for about six years ago for a report that David Richie had been shot, but that was ruled accidental.

Richie had to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in La Grange.

David and Tamara Richie had been married for 27 years. Tamara Richie’s brother-in-law is the former Judge Executive of Lincoln County, Buckwheat Gilbert.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office have charged two men with trafficking in heroin.

On Thursday August 28, detectives arrested and charged Armani Moseley, 25, and Michael Pruitt, 37, for trafficking the drug.

According to officials, Sheriff’s detectives purchased a total of ten grams of heroin from Moseley on two separate occasions during the investigation.

Approximately $1,700 cash was also seized from Moseley.

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Pruitt accompanied Moseley during the delivery and was found to be in possession of approximately 2 and one half grams of heroin and a small amount of marijuana. Moseley was also wanted for heroin offenses in Ohio.

Both Moseley and Pruitt were lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

A train hit and killed a man in Lexington Friday morning.

Firefighters say the victim, a white man in his 20s or 30s, was hit on the tracks somewhere between Rosemont Garden and Pasadena Drive around 6:30 a.m.

A train conductor said when he saw the man lying down on the tracks he sounded his horn, but the man never moved. It remains unclear why the man was on the tracks or where exactly he was when the train hit him.

Officials say the train is about a mile long and it took them a while to find the victim.

The Fayette County coroner said he doesn’t believe this to be a suicide. He says he isn’t sure if the man fell and tripped, causing an injury that knocked him out or if he was under the influence and passed out.

The coroner said he will await an autopsy and toxicology reports to determine exactly what happened.

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Officials say the victim had no identification on him and they are asking anyone who may have a friend or family member, who matches the vague description, whom they haven’t heard from recently to contact the coroner’s office.

The search is on for a missing woman in Bluefield, West Virginia. Officers with the Bluefield Police Department said Darlene Hatfield has been missing since August 15. She was last seen leaving Stadium Drive in Bluefield to go to Bradshaw.

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She is described as:

• 5’5″
• 220 lbs.
• Brown hair
• Brown eyes
• Wears glasses

If you have any information on where she may be, please call Bluefield, WV Police at (304) 327-6101.

Lexington police arrested a man after a homeowner a found him in the shower.

Police say Ryan M. Carpenter, 32, entered the home through a window and took a shower. Officers say carpenter left when confronted by the homeowner.

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According to court documents, Carpenter has mental problems and told officers he feels compelled to burglarize homes and take showers when his own hot water runs out.

Police charged Carpenter with burglary.

Thursday is day two in the search for a baby Indianapolis police say was taken from his father at gunpoint.

Police have issued an Amber Alert for 6-week-old Delano Wilson. Officers say a man and woman took the boy on Henry Street, near Harding and Oliver just west of downtown Indianapolis.

The baby’s father told police he was walking in an alley holding his son when the man and woman approached him. He said the man pointed a gun at him and hit him in the head with the gun. The baby’s father says he lost consciousness and when he came to he says he saw the woman carrying his son away.

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It happened around noon Wednesday but an Amber Alert for the baby wasn’t issued until about 10 p.m.

Overnight, 24-Hour News 8 asked why an Amber Alert wasn’t issued sooner. Police say they first need to take all steps locally to find the baby before they issue the Amber Alert, which is then issued statewide. Abductions by strangers are the most dangerous to children, as opposed to being abducted by a relative, that’s according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Police say they have to make sure each case warrants an Amber Alert. Were they to send out false Amber Alerts, they say it would weaken the entire system, so they have to investigate first – and that could take some time.

One requirement is that the child is at risk for serious bodily harm or death, again stressing that abductions by strangers are the most dangerous. Police need descriptive information about the child, the abductor and their car if possible.

In this case, IMPD says they did a grid search before sending out the alert. With the alert out, their hope is someone in the community calls with information.

IMPD believes the child was taken by an unknown white male who is 25-30 years of age. The male is described as a medium build with short brown hair and wearing a black do rag, red T-shirt, blue jean shorts and wearing red and black tennis shoes. The male was with a Hispanic female who is about 25-30 years old. She has a thin build with long brown hair. She was seen wearing a green shirt and matching green hoop hearings. Police say they were driving a blue 4-door Ford Taurus 2000-2003 model.

Officers say the baby is in extreme danger. Anyone with information about Delano or the abductors’ whereabouts should call the IMPD at 1-888-58AMBER, or dial 911.

The baby’s father, 23-year-old Willie Wilson, was arrested on unrelated drug charges Wednesday night. He was arrested around 9:40 p.m. for possession of marijuana. Initial reports were that a warrant had previously been issued for his arrest but police say Wilson admitted to having marijuana on him when he was asked to be taken in for questioning. This incident was not connected to the abduction of his son.

Thursday afternoon, Wilson was no longer in police custody. Officers tell 24-Hour News 8 that he is not a person of interest. Wilson was back home with family and passing our flyers in their neighborhood, close to where the abduction occurred.