2 Charged With Burglary Of Canton Home

CANTON, GA -- Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office were able to catch two alleged burglars in the act late Wednesday evening at a home off East Cherokee Drive.

Two deputies were dispatched to a call of a possible break-in around 11:47 p.m. June 21 to a home on Johnson Brady Road just east of Canton. They arrived at the home and begin canvassing the exterior of the structure.

They noticed a light, which appeared to be coming from a flashlight, beaming in the wooded area near the home. Deputies Testa and Owens followed the light in the woods and came in contact with 34-year-old Jose Penaflor of Canton "as he was attempting to move items removed from the residence into the woods," the sheriff's office said.

Penaflor told deputies he was taking the items to another location where a vehicle was stationed. He was arrested and charged with burglary and two counts of entering auto. As they continued to search the area, the vehicle Penaflor referenced was located near another home on East Cherokee Drive. The male inside the car, Canton resident Robert Morris, 23, was also arrested for burglary, the sheriff's office told Patch.

Penaflor is at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $33,600 bond while Morris is being held with an $11,200 bond, the sheriff's office said.

Photo: from left, Robert Morris and Jose Penaflor, both of Canton. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff's Office