Floyd County Sheriff Darrell Mills said a Greenville man drove his 13-year-old son out to burglarize a home, believing his son would not receive as harsh of a punishment as he would if caught.
Floyd County police received a report of an attempted burglary on the 4800 block of Quarry Road, off Corydon Pike, on Saturday.
Bradley J. Tush, 38, and his juvenile son allegedly tried to break into the home.
A homeowner had reportedly returned to his house and saw the teenager trying to climb through his window. Tush then allegedly tried to flee with his son in a vehicle. Detective Capt. Jeff Topping said the homeowner used his vehicle to try to block the father and son in his driveway.
Tush’s vehicle struck the resident’s vehicle, and the resident pursued the alleged burglars into New Albany. A New Albany Police Department officer was flagged down, and they notified the Floyd County Police Department, Topping said.
The homeowner provided police with a license plate number, which detectives traced to a home along Corydon Pike. When police arrived, the father and son reportedly fled into the woods.
The Jeffersonville Police Department’s K-9 unit tracked them to a location in the woods just west of the house. Both suspects were taken into custody.
Although police do not know Tush’s exact involvement, they were shocked to learn he was taking his son to break into someone’s house.
“He was getting his son, who is a juvenile, to do burglaries thinking that if he got caught, his son probably wouldn’t be in as much trouble,” Mills said.
“I think some of these guys are trying to win our Citizen of the Year Award,” Mills said sarcastically. “What kind of father sends his son in to commit a burglary?”
Topping said Tush denied the burglary, arguing they were just “looking for houses.”
Official charges have not been filed, but Tush was booked into jail on charges of driving while suspended with a prior conviction, leaving the scene of an accident, attempted burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Tush has been charged in at least 16 misdemeanor or felony cases in Floyd County since 1994, according to police records. In September, he pleaded down from burglary to class D felony theft and was sentenced to one year and 36 days of probation in addition to the 144 days he had already served in jail. He also has a pending theft charge in another case.
Floyd County
January 25, 2010
Floyd County Police say father sent 13-year-old to burglarize home
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