Burglary at Henry County Dollar General Store

Farris A. Higginbotham

On Monday, March 20, 2017 just before 8:00 a.m. Deputy Lambirth was dispatched to the Dollar General Store in Windsor regarding a burglary in progress. The store clerk heard glass break near the front of the store and they locked themselves in the office until law enforcement could arrive.

As Deputy Lambirth arrived on scene a male subject had ran from the building carrying a cash drawer and other items and was going towards the Katy Trail. 

A neighbor to the store, who overheard the radio traffic, reported that they saw the subject running down the Katy Trail towards Calhoun.

Deputy Lambirth spotted the subject and the subject continue to run despite commands from Deputy Lambirth to stop. Deputy Lambirth was able to catch the subject. Taken into custody was Farris A. Higginbotham, age 39 from Sedalia. Higginbotham was arrested for burglary 1st degree, stealing, resisting arrest by flight, and property damage. Higginbotham is on supervised parole from the Department of Corrections and a parole violation warrant was also issued. 

Deputy Lambirth and Deputy Hodges returned to Dollar General and completed a search of the property and found no other subjects in the store besides the employee.

Mr. Higginbotham was transported to the Henry County Detention Center after being medically cleared for confinement and is being held without bond on the parole violation warrant at this time.