An around-the-clock burglary and theft investigation ended with the arrest of one suspect and the identification of a co-defendant following a series of business burglaries in the Bradley County area, Sheriff Tim Gobble and Cleveland Police Chief Wes Snyder announced.

The joint investigation focused on a string of burglaries and thefts between June 18 and Wednesday that resulted in losses of cash and property amounting to over $71,000.

During the past week, hundreds of man-hours have been devoted to the investigation by both agencies, it was stated.

On Wednesday, detectives took Roy Venson Godfrey Jr. into custody. He is being held in the county jail on multiple counts of burglary and theft. Warrants have been filed for the arrest of co-defendant David Shane Couey. Couey was arrested Friday morning.

During the investigation the Criminal Investigation Units of the two agencies contributed resources to solve the burglaries.

Sheriff Gobble and Chief Snyder expressed appreciation to each of those involved in the investigation for their dedication and many hours of hard work that brought the case to a successful conclusion.

Godfrey, 38, of South Lee Highway, is charged with:

Criminal conspiracy
20 Counts of burglary
3 counts of theft over $10,000
3 counts of theft over $1,000
2 counts of theft over $500
6 counts of theft under $500
1 count of vandalism over $10,000
2 counts of vandalism over $1,000
1 count of vandalism under $500

Couey is a white male described as 5'9" and weighing around 130 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair. Couey is 33 years old and was last known to reside on Collegeview Drive. Warrants have been filed in the General Sessions Court for the same charges as Godfrey.

Locations of the burglaries cleared in this case are:

June 18 Your Kids Closet Loss: $200
Mouse Creek Road

June 19 Charlie’s Tires Loss: $100
Mouse Creek Road

June 27 Hog Wash Loss: $1,000
Stuart Road

June 28 Billy B’s Loss: $40,000
South Lee Highway

June 29 Hardee’s Restaurant Loss: $1,050
Blue Springs Road

June 29 Barry’s Auto Loss: $500
Blue Springs Road

June 30 Brooks Screen Print Loss: $100
Star Vue Drive

June 30 St. Dept. of Human Services Loss: $0
Star Vue Drive
Storage Trailer entered

June 30 Rebel Drive-In Restaurant Loss: $400
Twice the Ice Loss: $40
South Lee Highway

July 2 Bonnie’s Talk of the Town Loss: $1,000
Georgetown Road

July 2 La Casita Restaurant Loss: $1,060
Georgetown Road

July 2 Laundry Basket Loss: $1,500
Georgetown Road

July 2 People for Learning Loss: $0
T.L. Rogers Street

July 3 Turf Masters Loss: $0
Stuart Road
Two vehicles entered

July 3 Express Wash Loss: $0
North Lee Highway

July 4 ABC Mart Loss: $10,000
South Lee Highway

July 7 Mr. Zip Convenience Store Loss: $0
North Lee Highway
Attempted entry

July 7 Jordan’s BBQ Loss: $0
Stuart Road

July 7 Hair Studio Loss: $0
Stuart Road

July 12 AJ’s Market Loss: $200
Dalton Pike
Attempted Burglary

July 12 Kangaroo Market Loss: $14,000
Springplace Road