Church burglar leaves ATM receipt at scene, 3 found and arrested (PHOTO GALLERY)

Three people were arrested recently in connection with burglaries at six north county churches, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release Tuesday.

Christopher Talbert, 18, of Holt, and 19-year-old Mark Daniel Van Schmidt and 18-year-old Hollie Schumpert, both of the same address in Crestview, were charged, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Between early June and late July, they broke into First Baptist Church of Holt, Welcome Assembly of God Church in Crestview, Good Hope Baptist Church in Baker, New Ebenezer Baptist Church in Laurel Hill, Bethel Assembly of God in Laurel Hill and New Traveler’s Rest Church in Laurel Hill.

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The three swiped electronic equipment, including music soundboards, amplifiers and speakers, along with fire extinguishers, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. They broke in through “excessive pulling or pushing” of doors.

While responding to the July 28 burglary at New Ebenezer Baptist Church, a deputy found an ATM receipt with Van Schmidt’s name on it, the release said. Church members identified Van Schmidt as someone who had attended services with a man named “Chris” the night before the break-in.

Some of the stolen items were thrown underneath a small bridge in Milligan and some were sold to a pawn shop in Covington, Ala., the release said. Lawmen recovered and returned most of the stolen property.

Van Schmidt was arrested Sept. 3, Schumpert was arrested Sept. 5 and Talbert was arrested Sept. 6.

Their charges include grand theft, burglary, criminal mischief at a church and preventing the extinguishment of fire.