Burlington Man Arrested in Mount Pleasant on Felony Theft, Drug Charges

Cody Bailey. Courtesy: Henry County Jail

Cody Bailey. Courtesy: Henry County Jail

Mount Pleasant Police have arrested a Burlington man on drug and theft charges following an investigation into a series of thefts from the Mount Pleasant Wal-Mart store.

30 year old Cody James Bailey was arrested by Mount Pleasant Police at around 6:20 pm on Monday. Bailey had been previously identified by police as a suspect in recent thefts at the Mount Pleasant Wal-Mart store dating back to early April, where Bailey was allegedly seen taking high end televisions and computers from the store.

Police say that Bailey was spotted by police driving through town and was arrested when he stopped at a Mount Pleasant home. When searching his vehicle, police discovered several bags of methamphetamine in the car along with a drug pipe.

He was arrested for driving while barred, theft, and possession of Methamphetamine and drug paraphenalia.