According to the Graves County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded on Sunday to a home in the 2000 block of KY 1949 in Symsonia for a burglary complaint. The victim told police that a lawn mower and trailer were stolen out of a storage building. The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Albert Blalock, who was last seen driving a red Ford Ranger with gold trim.
Monday morning, a deputy responded to a single vehicle collision in the 5000 block of KY 945. It was reported that the driver fled the scene after the collision. The deputy arrived and found a red Ford Ranger that had been involved in a collision in a wooded area. The truck was registered to the suspect, Albert Blalock.
During the investigation of the collision, deputies were told that a man, identified as Blalock, was trying to break into the home in the 2000 block of KY 1949 again. When deputies arrived at the scene, they saw Blalock coming out the front door of the home. He was arrested without incident.
Blalock was lodged in the Graves County Jail on charges of 2nd degree burglary, 3rd degree burglary and leaving the scene of an accident. Deputies say the stolen items were later found at a home in the Boaz area.
