Fonner confessed that in the early morning hours of Jan. 5, he broke into Birt’s Store and Mercer Landmark in New Weston and Moody’s Auto Service in Ansonia. He also confessed that on Dec. 21, 2011, he broke into True Point Elevator in Osgood. All four businesses are in Darke County.
During the same interview, Fonner confessed to break-ins at businesses throughout Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby and Van Wert counties beginning in November 2011.
Based on the information obtained during the investigations, the Darke County Prosecutor’s Office will file multiple counts on charges of breaking and entering as well as theft. Still, the investigation into these cases will continue, the sheriff’s office said.
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