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One Jailed, Two Sought, Following Burglary Spree

By Brian Hagen

11/22/2016

L to R: Cassandra Hughes, Chad Gorrell Sr. and Chad Gorrell Jr.

(KAIR)--A Hiawatha woman is in custody, and two Atchison men are wanted, following an investigation into three residential Jackson County burglaries that happened Monday.

Sheriff Tim Morse identifies the woman in custody as 31-year-old Cassandra Hughes, who faces three counts of residential burglary and two counts of criminal damage to property.

She's held in the Jackson County Jail on a bond of $50,000.

The arrest of Hughes followed a tip that was received regarding a gold colored Ford Mustang photographed in the area of two residential burglaries that happened in southern Jackson County.

The car, stolen from Saint Joseph, Missouri, was recovered in Topeka, which then led investigators to Hughes.

A search warrant was served Tuesday afternoon at a Hiawatha residence where Morse says property believed to have been stolen in the burglaries was recovered.

The Brown County Sheriff's Office and the Hiawatha Police Department assisted with the search.

Morse says the investigation has also led to the search for 44-year-old Chad Gorrell Sr. and 22-year-old Chad Gorrell Jr. for the role they are believed to have played in the burglaries.

Considered to be armed and dangerous, Morse says anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the two men should contact the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at 785-364-2251.

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