Bryant charged with taking freezer items

A man who tried to beat the heat by burglarizing another man’s freezer is on ice at Warren County Jail, facing burglary and theft charges.

The suspect, Chase Bryant, is charged with the burglary of the garage belonging to Bobby Gannon of West End, in which his freezer was targeted.

According to police reports, lawmen were called to Gannon’s home earlier this week after he discovered someone had made illegal entry into his garage. Gannon said he noticed his garage door open around 5:30 a.m. and also noticed his freezer door had been left open.

An inspection of the freezer revealed several items missing including two half-gallon bottles of whiskey, bottled water, two boxes of frozen fish, one box of mini ice cream sandwiches, four Eskimo pies and six store-bought steaks. Gannon also said his house had been broken into before in a similar manner. Police suspect a credit card or something of that nature was used to open the garage door.

Police said that following a short investigation, Bryant was identified as the prime suspect. A search of the home where he was staying netted several of the items taken in the freezer burglary. He reportedly tendered a confession to the break-in.