White House Man Wanted in Theft of $80K in Graves County

August 29, 2024 – On August 12, 2024, the Graves County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a significant theft involving approximately $80,000 worth of wire from a hotel under construction just north of Mayfield. The theft occurred around 4 a.m. that morning.

A black-and-white video of the suspect vehicle was recorded by an on-site camera, showing an older model Ford Escape, silver or gray in color, pulling a single-axle utility trailer.

Sheriff’s detectives were able to locate video surveillance of the same vehicle within the appropriate time frame at a gas station in Benton, Kentucky. This video provided a clear image of the suspect, the suspect vehicle, and the stolen electrical wire.

Search warrants were served to various entities in an attempt to identify the suspect shown in the video. With the assistance of Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, records were obtained that identified the suspect as Dennis W. Abbott Jr. of the White House, Tennessee area.

Sheriff’s detectives learned that Abbott has a criminal record involving theft and other offenses.

On Thursday, August 22, 2024, Sheriff Jon Hayden and Detectives S. Seaton and J. Clark traveled to the White House area to locate and arrest Abbott. With assistance from the White House Tennessee Police Department, they learned that Abbott frequents the Clarksville, White House, and Simpson County areas in Kentucky, and often stays at local motels. He is suspected of being in the company of a female who is also believed to be involved in these thefts.

Abbott is known to be traveling in one of two vehicles: a 2003 Ford Escape, silver in color with Tennessee plates, or a 2011 Kia Optima, maroon in color, also with Tennessee plates. He frequently travels along the I-65 corridor in Tennessee and into Kentucky.

Arrest warrants have been issued for 45-year-old Dennis W. Abbott Jr. on charges including theft over $10,000.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this suspect is asked to contact the local law enforcement agency nearest them, the Graves County Kentucky Sheriff’s Office at (270) 247-4501, or the White House Tennessee Police Department at (615) 672-4915.

Source: City of White House