FROM STAFF REPORTS

A suspect has been charged with breaking into a neighbor’s vehicle and stealing a firearm following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of Jasper Raheim Henderson, 21, of Pondview Road, Mooresville, in a news release.

ICSO deputies responded to a residence on Rebel Hill Lane on Saturday, June 16, after receiving a report about a larceny.

When the deputies arrived on the home, they met with the victim, who reported that several items, including a shotgun, were missing from his home, Campbell said.

While canvassing the area, the deputies located a trail leading from Rebel Hill Lane to Pondview Road that had recently been walked on, according to the news release. The deputies followed the path directly to a residence on Pondview Road.

When they knocked on the door, they met and spoke with Henderson, who advised that he had a weed eater and chainsaw that belonged to the victim, the sheriff said.

Detective Davidson investigated the incident and spoke with Henderson, who confessed to stealing the items from the victim, according to the news release.

Henderson was charged with felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle, felony larceny of a firearm, and misdemeanor larceny. He was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center, where Magistrate H. Callejas set his bond at $2,500.