Westminster area man’s arrest is second in same case
The arrest yesterday of a Westminster area man is the second in a case that started with a business burglary last winter near Seneca. Arrest warrants allege that Johnathan Douglas Swanson Sr. broke into the Tree South building and stole tree-cutting equipment worth in excess of $10 thousand. It’s alleged 46-year old Swanson also took a 2020 Ford F-550 from the Wells Highway business. That stolen truck was found submerged in a creek near the Jenkins Bridge Road. Defendant Swanson was also charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. A co-defendant in the Tree South burglary investigation, 24-year old Kenneth Charles Goss, was arrested previously on charges of grand larceny and burglary third degree.