NEWPORT-A 20-year-old Parrottsville resident has been charged with seven burglaries in different communities in Cocke County, plus debit card fraud, the Cocke County Sheriff's Department has reported.

Gage Michael Bailey, 20, of 248 Midnight Way, in Parrottsville, was charged Nov. 5 with 10 charges, including three charges of aggravated burglary, one charge of burglary, three charges of theft over $1,000, two charges of theft under $500, and one count of debit card fraud, according to a report by Det. Bryan Murr of the CCSD.

Det. Murr and Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey investigated the crimes that led to the charges, according to CCSD reports.

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