Arrest made in burglary near Westminster

Within hours of a home burglary near Westminster, a 23-year old man lodged in jail.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces multiple charges against Matthew Alan Desbiens of Nebo Church Road, including charges of safecracking and burglary first degree.  The incident occurred late Friday night at a home on the Jenkins Bridge Road where, by a kick to a door frame, there occurred property damage.  By late this afternoon, Desbiens remained jailed, under a combined surety bond of $152 thousand.