COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - A suspect in a home invasion in Covington County has been arrested in Pearl River County.

Scottie Mitchell, 47, was taken into custody by Picayune Police on Wednesday morning.

The Covington County Sheriff’s Department says Mitchell broke into a Seminary home on Tuesday.

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Two children were there at the time, but were not hurt.

After the break-in, Covington County authorities received a doorbell camera photo and other information from Jones County authorities, which helped identify Mitchell and the Jeep he was driving.

That information was then posted to Facebook.

A resident who saw that post alerted authorities that Mitchell may have been in Pearl River County.

“Through a Facebook post, one

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