PCSD arrests two in ATM theft in Barry
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CHRISTOPHER T. McCORKLE
ECHO L. BREWINGTON
Over the weekend, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint of a theft from the Barry Travel Plaza advising someone had broken into and took the money from an ATM/Cash Changing Machine in the gaming area. The complaint was lodged Oct. 29.
Following an investigation headed by Deputy Steve Lowry of the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, 34-year-old Christopher T. McCorkle from Clifton was arrested and taken into custody at the Ice House Motel in Barry. Also arrested was 27-year-old Echo L. Brewington of Quincy.
McCorkle was charged with burglary, theft and possession of a stolen vehicle. McCorkle was also wanted on a no bond arrest warrant for burglary out of Kankakee County. McCorkle is being housed at the Pike County Jail awaiting a Pre-Sentence Hearing.
McCorkle is a suspect in the same types of crimes in multiple jurisdictions in Illinois.
Brewington was charged with burglary and theft and is being housed at the Pike County Jail awaiting a pre-sentence hearing.
The investigation is still ongoing and additional charges are expected.