Deputies: Men flee burglary scene, charged with grand theft

Columbia County deputies says men burglarized Fort White shed

Columbia County Sheriff's Office booking photos of Jimmy Rowan and Don Wyatt

FORT WHITE, Fla. – Two men that Columbia County authorities say ran when deputies responded to a call for a burglary in progress on Tuesday afternoon are in jail charged with grand theft.

Deputies were dispatched to a home off S.W. Weasel Court in Fort White about 4 p.m. when the homeowner reported men had broken into her shed. The victim's security company was able to provide a description of two suspects and their vehicle, a black SUV.

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That SUV was still at the scene when deputies arrived, but the two men had fled. After establishing a perimeter, Jimmy Rowan, 47, was arrested when he walked out of the woods. A Sheriff's Office K9 unit assisted locating Don Wyatt, 51, near the victim's home.

Both were arrested and charged with burglary, grand theft and possession of burglary tools.