Father and Son Busted in Henderson County

ATHENS – A contingent of law officers from Henderson and Anderson Counties have arrested a father and son on theft charges. It started with a Tuesday morning call of a truck stolen near Highway 19 South. The vehicle was tracked to the Gibson Road Apartments in Athens, where it was abandoned by the duo. They then got into another vehicle and traveled to Henderson County Road 1099 where they were pursued. Following a brief chase, they were captured on Henderson County Road 4600. Arrested were Stephen Wilcox, 44, and his son Dustin Wilcox, 26. They face charges including theft and Dustin is also facing the charge of evading arrest in a motor vehicle.