NATCHEZ — Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested three people they said were involved in a two-state crime spree over the weekend.

Calvin “Cotton” Perry and Timothy “TJ” Caldwell were found to be in possession of a large number of tools stolen from a business on Starnes Drive, said Travis Patten, Adams County sheriff, and then attempting to pawn some of the stolen tools and sell them on the street.

“Deputies were able to locate and arrest Caldwell at 42 Benbrook Road on Aug. 1,” Patten said.

Deputies learned that Perry along with Kimberly Tolbert had fled the state, and they were trying to make it to Texas, Patten said, but were stopped for a traffic violation in Glenmora, Louisiana.

“Perry fled from the traffic stop and is accused of stealing a car in Glenmora,” Patten said, adding that Perry then fled to St. Francisville, Louisiana, where the car broke down. “Perry was able to use a phone and make his way back to Adams County where he hid out at a residence on Southview Drive in Adams County.”

Tolbert was released from the scene and went to a residence in Vidalia, Patten said, before she went to the same residence on Southview Drive where Perry was.

“On Sunday, deputies were able to track Perry and Tolbert to a (motel) room … on Seargent S. Prentiss Drive and were taken into custody without incident,” Patten said. “Deputies were also able to recover some of the stolen property that was sold in Vidalia.”

Perry, who is on probation for felon in possession of a firearm, was charged with possession of stolen property in Adams County and theft of a motor vehicle, general speed law, aggravated flight from an officer, no license in Glenmora, Patten said.

Caldwell was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and receiving stolen property, and Tolbert, who is out on bond for accessory to murder, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, Patten said.

“Other arrests will be forthcoming on people that helped sell the stolen merchandise,” Patten said. “The time and effort that the deputies put into these arrests shows the dedication and compassion that they have. They got the trail, kept beating the bushes and were able to apprehend the suspects and get most of the property back. I am very proud of them.”