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ELM GROVE - A Benwood man faces a felony breaking-and-entering charge following an alleged attempt last Thursday to enter an Elm Grove business, according to the Wheeling Police Department.
David Michael Sexton, 36, was arrested and charged with one count of breaking and entering. According to WPD, just after 5 a.m. Christmas Eve, officers were dispatched to Gumby's in the 2100 block of National Road after a burglar alarm went off. Those officers found that someone had forcibly entered the business and stolen several items.
Video surveillance footage showed someone breaking into the business and fleeing shortly before police arrived on the scene. Officers searched the area, saw Sexton on Junior Ave. and identified him as the alleged suspect. They recognized him, WPD said, based on a description of his clothing and because he had been involved in an earlier disorderly call with the same officers.
Sexton was taken to the Northern Regional Jail by WPD where bond was set at $10,000.