Dayton Man Arrested For Burglary, Thefts

DAYTON – Scott Watkins, a 33-year-old Dayton resident, was arrested by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant last Tuesday, and faces 12 charges for burglary and theft of firearms, knives and video equipment, according to the Columbia County Prosecutor’s Office. Watkins will appear in front of a judge Thursday, Aug. 23 at 1:30 p.m. in Columbia County. He faces charges of burglary in the second degree, three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, three counts of theft of a firearm, three counts of possession of a stolen firearm, one count of theft in the second degree and one count of possession of stolen property in the second degree. The charges stem from crimes reported after a burglary on Second Street in Dayton late last January. More information will be provided in the Aug. 30 Times edition.