Two arrested after theft from construction site

Two men have been arrested in Jennings County after an investigation into thefts at a construction site.

According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, the thefts happened overnight Friday and Saturday from a construction crew that had been working at a building in the Dupont area. Deputies identified a suspect vehicle and pulled it over. Deputies say that the occupants of the vehicle, Joshua Hahn and Kevin Vaughn, admitted to breaking into the building and stealing tools.

A search recovered about $40,000 worth of stolen tools and they were returned to the owners. Deputies also found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Hahn and Vaughn were arrested and are currently facing preliminary charges including burglary, theft and for possessing the drugs and paraphernalia.