TELLICO PLAINS-A Tellico Plains area man was hit with a number of charges after he allegedly tried to steal items from a man's car just before midnight Friday.

Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy C. J. Williams said he went to a home on Highway 360 at 11:47 p.m. and saw a man wearing a blue shirt walking towards the homeowner. Williams said the man laid some stuff on the ground, saw Williams getting out of his cruiser and took off for the woods.

Williams said he yelled for the man to stop, but he kept running. After an extensive search of the area, the man was found lying on the roof of a neighboring house. The man was identified as William Douglas Bookout, 32, Highway 360, Tellico Plains, according to police.

See full story in the Wednesday, March 20, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.