"The window knocked out of my dad's van and some stuff taken." Jack Christenberry says he was shocked to find the damage left behind from the burglary, including another car with a busted out window, but says he was quickly relieved the suspects were arrested next door.
"It's just a blessing that they figured it out so quick, so that it wasn't more aggravating for us to never know who did such a thing."
The Greene County Sheriff's office says the break in the case came from an unrelated call for a fight next door, it involved Michael Lane and his uncle Wayne Goldsby, who live in separate houses and as officers tried to break up the dispute, Michael's sister Megan Lane attacked a deputy and all three were arrested.
Officers didn't connect the fight with the burglary until Michael and Megan Lane were taken down the jail for booking. At that point they had Megan empty her pockets and in addition to finding US dollars, they found foreign currency that matched that missing from Christenberry's home. They even found a bill with his name written on it.
According to paper work, the three later admitted to breaking in on the day of the funeral, because they were looking for pills to steal... they also reportedly admitted to being high on the prescription drug Xanax.
"Surprised but not surprised."
Jack says his father James had told him about concerns with his neighbors before he died, and Jack says the funeral would have presented them with an opportunity.
"They knew when the funeral was going to be happening and they knew where the family would be."
Jack says the family is still in shock that anyone would break in during a funeral, especially because he says his father, lived a simple life and would have likely given them whatever they were seeking.
"All they had to do was ask. He would have given anybody anything."
"So I don't know how they can even face themselves, let alone face me or my family knowing that they did such a thing."
"It's just a blessing that they figured it out so quick, so that it wasn't more aggravating for us to never know who did such a thing."
The Greene County Sheriff's office says the break in the case came from an unrelated call for a fight next door, it involved Michael Lane and his uncle Wayne Goldsby, who live in separate houses and as officers tried to break up the dispute, Michael's sister Megan Lane attacked a deputy and all three were arrested.
Officers didn't connect the fight with the burglary until Michael and Megan Lane were taken down the jail for booking. At that point they had Megan empty her pockets and in addition to finding US dollars, they found foreign currency that matched that missing from Christenberry's home. They even found a bill with his name written on it.
According to paper work, the three later admitted to breaking in on the day of the funeral, because they were looking for pills to steal... they also reportedly admitted to being high on the prescription drug Xanax.
"Surprised but not surprised."
Jack says his father James had told him about concerns with his neighbors before he died, and Jack says the funeral would have presented them with an opportunity.
"They knew when the funeral was going to be happening and they knew where the family would be."
Jack says the family is still in shock that anyone would break in during a funeral, especially because he says his father, lived a simple life and would have likely given them whatever they were seeking.
"All they had to do was ask. He would have given anybody anything."
"So I don't know how they can even face themselves, let alone face me or my family knowing that they did such a thing."
