A Clyo man couldn't keep his stories straight when explaining a gunshot wound to police, and ended up behind bars, charged with burglary.
Statesboro Police Capt. L. C. Williams, criminal investigations division commander, said Todd Alexander Hambright, 38, Clyo, went to Effingham County Hospital Sunday night for treatment of a gunshot wound to his left arm.
Hospital authorities called the Statesboro Police Department around 3:50 p.m. Sunday after Hambright told them he had been shot in Statesboro after he "walked in on an armed robbery in progress," he said.
Det. Ken Scott began questioning Hambright, who then told a different story, Williams said.
"Hambright then stated he had been kidnapped in Statesboro and was shot in Bulloch county when he struggled with the kidnapper," he said.
Scott was "unable to locate any evidence to substantiate either claim," he said.
The next morning, around 9:30 a.m., someone from Eagle Furniture on East Parrish Street reported a burglary where a .25 caliber pistol and some checks and cash had been taken, he said.
"Further evidence ... and statements made by ... Hambright revealed that (he) had entered the office of the business without permission and taken the pistol and " cash register drawer containing the money, Williams said. "Hambright admitted to shooting himself in the left arm to cover up the theft."
Hambright was charged with burglary and taken to the Bulloch County Jail. He was later released on a $2,000 property bond, according to jail records.
Statesboro Police Capt. L. C. Williams, criminal investigations division commander, said Todd Alexander Hambright, 38, Clyo, went to Effingham County Hospital Sunday night for treatment of a gunshot wound to his left arm.
Hospital authorities called the Statesboro Police Department around 3:50 p.m. Sunday after Hambright told them he had been shot in Statesboro after he "walked in on an armed robbery in progress," he said.
Det. Ken Scott began questioning Hambright, who then told a different story, Williams said.
"Hambright then stated he had been kidnapped in Statesboro and was shot in Bulloch county when he struggled with the kidnapper," he said.
Scott was "unable to locate any evidence to substantiate either claim," he said.
The next morning, around 9:30 a.m., someone from Eagle Furniture on East Parrish Street reported a burglary where a .25 caliber pistol and some checks and cash had been taken, he said.
"Further evidence ... and statements made by ... Hambright revealed that (he) had entered the office of the business without permission and taken the pistol and " cash register drawer containing the money, Williams said. "Hambright admitted to shooting himself in the left arm to cover up the theft."
Hambright was charged with burglary and taken to the Bulloch County Jail. He was later released on a $2,000 property bond, according to jail records.