Burglary Charges Stack Up For Oxford Men

OXFORD (WCBI) – Old warrants lead to new charges for a pair of Oxford men.  Patrol officers stopped 31 year old Morris Tallie for a traffic violation.  A routine check turned up burglary warrants for Tallie and his passenger 33 year old Christopher Kirkwood .

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Both were picked up on those outstanding warrants but a search of the car turned up more items taken from recent burglaries in  Oxford and the county.   Tallie and Kirkwood now face additional burglary charges .  Morris Tallie 31 of Oxford & Christopher Kirkwood 33 of Oxford

On Saturday November 19^th 2016, Officers stopped Morris Tallie for a traffic violation. Tallie had a passenger with him, Christopher Kirkwood. As officers were talking with them they were notified that each man had an arrest warrant for burglary. After the arrests, a search of the vehicle uncovered items that were reported stolen earlier in the week. Officers took the men to the police department and an investigator was called to interview them. After the interviews it was determined that the two had stolen items from Poplar Heights, Church Street and Murray Street within the city of Oxford. The suspects took investigators to a house on Campground Road where more stolen property was recovered. Almost all of the property has been recovered, the men have been charged and bond was set at $10,000 for Tallie and $20,000 for Kirkwood.