Ashford man faces burglary charge

An Ashford man faces three felony charges after Houston County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him as part of a burglary investigation.

Records show deputies charged Ronell Pernard Melton, 20, of Oakwood Lane, with two felony counts of unlawful breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and felony second-degree burglary. Melton was charged with breaking into a 2001 Honda Accord and a 1997 Honda Accord, both on June 21.

Melton was taken to the Houston County Jail on Friday after his arrest and held on a $7,500 bond.