AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with a recent break-in at a church in Liberty Hill.
According to the sheriff’s office, Gregory Dwayne Vaden, 45, was arrested and charged with burglary and is being held in the Travis County Jail on “unrelated burglary charges filed by the Austin Police Department.”
Last week, WCSO posted about the break-in on social media, asking the public for help identifying the suspect. The break-in happened at Vintage Church on Sunday, Sept. 28.
The incident was the latest of a string of church break-ins in the Austin metro. Back in September, there were break-ins at Trinity Anglican Church in Jonestown and Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lago Vista. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is helping investigate those incidents.
Vintage Church of Liberty Hill’s Pastor, Nathan Brown, told KXAN last week that the suspect did not end up stealing anything, but caused an estimated $3,000 in damage.
WCSO said Vaden “admitted to burglarizing The Vintage Church,” and “told investigators he committed the offense due to drug addiction and financial debt.”
According to the sheriff’s office, the break-in at the church in Liberty Hill “displayed similarities” to other churches and building burglaries reported in Jonestown, Travis County, Manor, and Austin, including the use of a red SUV and a suspect who matched Vaden’s description.
The sheriff’s office did not indicate whether Vaden would face charges in connection with the break-ins and burglaries at the other churches and buildings.
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