CAIRO, Ga. (WTXL) - Police have a suspect in custody who they say is responsible for eight church break-ins in two weeks.
The break-ins were first reported on October 15.
Detectives studied surveillance video from one of the churches, which led them straight to Joey Howard, 18, who later admitted to the crimes.
He is at the Grady County Detention Center facing 10 counts of burglary.
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