Man arrested in Macon for commercial burglary at Ace Hardware on Riverside Drive

Deputies responded to a burglar alarm at Ace Hardware located at 3600 Riverside Drive.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a commercial burglary, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

A call came into the Macon Bibb Emergency-911 Center on at 12:44 a.m. Thursday morning. Deputies responded to a burglar alarm at Ace Hardware located at 3600 Riverside Drive.

Surveillance showed a suspect forcefully entering the business. The suspect took several power tools that were loaded into a cart.The suspect fled with the stolen merchandise. The suspect was a black male wearing a black jacket, red pants, and a gray cap.

The suspect was later found on Pio Nono Avenue and apprehended after a brief foot chase. The stolen items were found in possession of the suspect.

The suspect was identified as 45-year-old August Lee Holt. Holt was taken to the Investigation Headquarters for further investigation and later connected to multiple other commercial burglaries currently being investigated.

Holt was transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. He faces a charge of felony second degree burglary. Holt is currently being held without bond.

This incident is still under investigation, pending additional charges. Anyone with information can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.