Six Arrested After Stolen Safe Found Inside Union County Shed

MONROE, N.C. — Investigators say six people were arrested after a stolen safe was found inside a shed at a home in Union County.

A concerned resident became suspicious and called police after seeing people going in and out of a shed behind a relative’s house, according to a news release.

Detectives arrived at the home on Pigg Mattox Road and determined the owner of the safe was a Fort Mill, South Carolina resident.

Officials contacted the owner of the safe and were informed that the owner and his family were on vacation but an adult family member had been staying in the home while they were away.

The homeowner contacted a neighbor who unlocked the home while Fort Mill police inspected to determine if a burglary had occurred.  There were no indications of forced entry but officers say they saw scratch marks on the hardwood floors consistent with drag marks from the safe.  In addition, several other items were missing from the home including baseball memorabilia, musical instruments, gaming systems, laptop computers and numerous valuables that were secured in the safe.

Officials say Joshua McCutcheon, 21, was the person staying in the home in Fort Mill while the family was on vacation.

Monroe Police reportedly arrested McCutcheon for driving while impaired on June 25th.

The owner of the safe also reported several fraudulent credit card transactions as well as attempted transactions at stores in Pageland, South Carolina.  Detectives observed surveillance camera footage from some of the stores and identified one of the suspects as Samantha Price of Monroe, according to a news release.

A search warrant was executed at Price’s home in Monroe and detectives say 10 people were inside.  Investigators say they found meth, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and several items stolen from the Fort Mill home.

Five people were arrested at the home in Monroe:

David Warner Price, Jr., age 29, of 3926 Mountain Drive, Monroe, NC, charged with the following:
Possession of Stolen Goods
Safecracking
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Samantha Cottien Price, age 28, of 3926 Mountain Drive, Monroe, NC, charged with the following:
Safecracking
Possession of Stolen Goods
Forgery of Instrument
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Tiffany Elaine Roberts, age 30, of 3926 Mountain Drive, Monroe, NC, charged as follows:
Possession of Stolen Goods
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Brian Keith Burgess, age 38, of 3926 Mountain Drive, Monroe, NC, charged with the following:
Possession of Stolen Goods
Possession of Marijuana Paraphernalia
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II
Possession of Marijuana up to ½ ounce

Ashley Elizabeth Bivens, age 31, of 3926 Mountain Drive, Monroe, NC, charged as follows:
Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II
Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Substance
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Detectives also charged McCutcheon with felony possession of stolen goods, grand larceny and soliciting prostitution.