BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (AVC News) — Two Wheeling men were arrested after allegedly fleeing from a hotel property and running into nearby woods in Richland Township, according to WTRF.
Police said surveillance cameras detected two men carrying backpacks on the Days Inn West property around 7:16 a.m. Oct. 22. Officers had been investigating previous thefts and break-ins at the location.
Richland Township police and the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office responded. When officers began searching the property, the two men allegedly ran into the woods. Both were later taken into custody and identified as Kenneth Loudermilk and Joseph Kulpa, both of Wheeling.
The men were taken to the Belmont County Jail and charged with breaking and entering, criminal trespass, possession of criminal tools and resisting arrest.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol and police departments from St. Clairsville, Bridgeport and Bellaire assisted in the response.
