NELSON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two Cedar Springs residents are officially facing charges, the result of an investigation into a series of burglaries in Kent County
Ashley Trout and Edward Trout were both arraigned on Thursday.
The pair was charged with conducting a criminal enterprise, as well as safe breaking, larceny of a firearm, breaking and entering a building with intent, and possession of a stolen financial transaction device. Ashley Trout faces an additional charge for possession of meth.
We're told the Trouts were arrested on Tuesday by the Kent County Sheriff's Office, a move that deputies called the crowning moment in months-long investigation into reports of break-ins at several storage units.
Deputies believe the Trouts are the culprits behind 15 burglaries.
While executing a search warrant on Oak Lane in Nelson Township, deputies say they also confiscated 40 guns.
The case remains under investigation.
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