A Chatham man is in custody in connection with the burglary of a Springfield business that resulted in the theft of thousands of dollars in sports trading cards.
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office reports that just before 5 am on December 4th, two male suspects forced their way into 217 Comics, Cards and Games in the 18-hundred block of Stevenson Drive, making off with about $20-thousand dollars in trading cards.
With the help of surveillance video, authorities identified one of the suspects as 34 year old Tyler Hulcher of Chatham.
A warrant was issued and Hulcher was taken into custody just before 8 a.m. Wednesday by the United States Marshal’s Violent Fugitive Task Force.
Hulcher is charged with burglary, theft and criminal damage to property.
Hulcher reportedly has ten prior arrests for traffic, drug-related, criminal damage and alcohol related offenses. He is currently lodged in the Sangamon County Jail pending a detention hearing.
The investigation continues into the burglary continues, as the second suspect in the break-in is still being sought.