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Dodson sought for burglary
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Delbert Dodson
Philip Fairbanks
Published: Mar 4, 2023, 7:21 PM
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Lisa Benton

The Warren County Sheriff’s Department responded to a burglary in progress on Feb. 28 on Northcutts Cove Road in McMinnville. Deputies arrived on the scene and found that the residence had reportedly been broken into. Glass was shattered by the door and the house appeared ransacked. A witness at the scene reported seeing two vehicles just before the sheriff’s deputies arrived. 

The witness at the scene gave a description of the vehicles and Grundy County Sheriff’s Office was informed and told to be on the lookout. Grundy County officers informed Deputies Vincent Cooley and Jackson Franks they had encountered the vehicles and they were currently at a home in Grundy County. 

Warren County Investigators Gary Kemper and Spencer Pryor began investigating and a search warrant was obtained for the residence in Grundy County. Stolen items belonging to the victim of the theft were reportedly recovered in the area. Lisa Annette Benton and Delbert Dewayne Dodson were found to be responsible for the burglary and property theft. Arrest warrants for both have been issued. Benton has already been arrested and remains in custody at the Warren County Jail. A search is currently underway for Dodson. 

Delbert Dewayne Dodson is the father of Delbert Odean Dodson who was arrested on methamphetamine-related charges last year in Anderson, S.C. Both Dodsons are listed as residing in Grundy County. The suspect already apprehended, Benton (also a Grundy County native), was previously arrested on Dec. 2 last year in McMinn County. Investigator Pryor with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department explained an outdated mugshot from a booking photo from May 2000 shared by the sheriff’s department online served as a placeholder until they could find a more recent photo, shown above.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Department asks anyone with any information regarding the possible whereabouts of Delbert DeWayne Dodson to please contact Investigator Pryor or Investigator Kemper at (931) 473-8032, or through the non-emergency number for the 911 Center at (931) 668-7000.