A rural Bloomfield man is in jail as a result of an investigation by a GCSD detective into a break-in that caused substantial damage to two doors. The suspect allegedly said he broke in to the house because the voices in his head told him his brother was inside. In addition to charges of breaking and entering and criminal mischief, he’s facing a charge of theft for stealing a package of apple cinnamon bagels – taken in case his brother got hungry.

Zachary Thomas Sizemore, 27, Bloomfield, was arrested by Detective David Elmore of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, January 25.

Det. Elmore responded around 1:36 p.m. yesterday/Tuesday when a resident on East Kelly Branch Road in the rural Bloomfield area called 911 and said Zach Sizemore, who lived on North Wilkie School Road, was trespassing on his property. The caller said there had been several break-ins in the area and when he talked to the trespasser, Sizemore said he was looking for his dog, then Sizemore walked back into the woods.

Before 2 p.m., Det. Elmore found Sizemore near Sizemore’s home and noticed Sizemore was nervous and sweating while talking to him. When asked about the trespassing incident, Sizemore said he was in the man’s woods looking for his dog that took off running. And then the dog, that Sizemore confirmed was the dog he was looking for, came running up from Sizemore’s residence. Sizemore kept walking away to head up his driveway during their conversation and Det. Elmore left to go talk to the resident who had called 911.

When Det. Elmore talked to the resident, he got more detailed information about the incident. The resident said his dogs started barking and when he went outside, there was a truck at the end of the driveway and Sizemore was standing on his basketball court in a wooded area. The truck took off and left the area. The resident then confronted Sizemore who said he was looking for his lost dog and his brother was in the truck helping him look for the dog. The resident told Sizemore to leave but as Sizemore started walking through the woods, he asked Sizemore if he was the one that had kicked in his door. The resident said Sizemore turned around with his arms in the air and said he was, then continued to walk on through the woods. The resident provided a photo of the man he confronted. Det. Elmore confirmed it was Sizemore.

As it turned out, back on January 11, the resident had called 911 because his house had been broken into. He said he was gone for a few days and when he got home, he discovered his front door had been kicked in. He said it didn’t appear anything had been stolen at the time. The resident showed Det. Elmore the damage to his main door and also to a side door.

GCSD Deputy James Carpenter had opened an investigation, which was still active, into the earlier break-in, so the detective and the deputy got together on the known details of these cases. Det. Elmore then paid another visit to Sizemore.

Det. Elmore reported that when he arrived back at Sizemore’s, Sizemore came outside and said he knew why the detective was there. When quizzed about the resident asking him if he was the one that broke into his house, Sizemore allegedly confirmed to the detective that he was the one that broke into the house.

Sizemore allegedly said he broke into the house while looking for his brother. When Det. Elmore asked Sizemore why he thought his brother was in the man’s house, Sizemore allegedly said he broke in because the voices in his head told him, and his heart.

According to Det. Elmore, Sizemore confirmed he stole a package of apple cinnamon bagels from the house because if he found his brother, he might be hungry. Det. Elmore reported Sizemore was able to describe the inside of the house and told him how many times he kicked the side door and the front/main door.

Sizemore was taken into custody by Det. Elmore and transported to the Greene County Jail where he was booked in at 3:58 p.m. yesterday/Tuesday.

Det. Elmore later got an estimate from the homeowner that the cost to repair the damage to the doors was in excess of $750.

Sizemore’s bond was set at $6,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. As of late tonight/Wednesday, he has not yet posted bond and is still in jail.

A criminal case has been filed against Sizemore in Greene Superior Court but the date of his initial hearing has not yet been set.

Sizemore is being charged with:

• Residential entry – breaking and entering a dwelling, a Level 6 felony,

• Theft, a Class A misdemeanor, and

• Criminal mischief with damage between $750 and $50,000, a Class A misdemeanor.