FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
Deceased Man Identified by Calhoun Police Was Wanted in Connection With Coin Shop Burglary
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:
On Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2015, at about 9 a.m., deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a coin shop on South Wall Street in an unincorporated portion of Calhoun in response to a report of a burglary. Deputies and Sheriff’s detectives found evidence that the perpetrator had forced entry by cutting a hole through the rooftop and took a substantial amount of collectible coins. On January 21, based upon evidence of similar transactions in other northwest Georgia jurisdictions and the fact that Calhoun Police had discovered his car in the parking lot of a nearby pharmacy, detectives obtained a warrant charging Roy Gerald Brown, aged 46, of Cartersville, Georgia with committing the burglary. Calhoun Police subsequently discovered Brown’s body last week with a number of antique coins in close proximity. The coins were identified and returned to the rightful owner.