HIAWASSEE, Ga. – On Saturday, Dec. 15,  Towns County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence located off of Highway 288 Sunnyside Road in Hiawassee in reference to a reported theft.

Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the victim who reported a boat stolen from his property. Within a short period of time, upon investigation into the incident, deputies located the stolen boat at a residence located off of Tay Walk Way in Hiawassee.

Melvin Linn Masters, 40, of Hiawassee, was arrested and charged with One Count of Burglary and One Count of Theft by Receiving Stolen Property.

The case will be forwarded to the Enotah Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Masters is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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