A Newberry County man has been arrested after unlawfully entering the property and going into out-buildings in the Stoney Hill community.

James Christopher Mann, 36, has been arrested and charged with Burglary Third Degree and Possession of Burglary Tools. Mann is being detained at the Newberry County Detention Center and will go before a magistrate Tuesday morning for a bond hearing.

Sheriff Lee Foster states that yesterday afternoon, deputies responded to St. Luke’s Church Road and Big Creek Road area for the report of a suspicious person on the property and in an out-building. Once Mann saw the homeowner, he fled the area.

Deputies responded to the area and used the Sheriff’s Office Bloodhound Tracking Team to search for Mann but lost the scent.

As deputies were still in the area patrolling, Mann appeared back on the same property and was taken into custody without incident.

Sheriff Foster thanks the homeowner for calling law enforcement immediately and the community support.