06/01/2026
Press Release
June 1, 2026
On May 31, 2026, Investigators, with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, arrested John Francis Buhring, III, 26 years of age, from Hoover, AL, for Commercial Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Auto Burglary. The charges stem from an investigation into a Jackson County Fire Truck being stolen from the Old Americus Fire Station, which had been broken into. A local resident alerted the Sheriff’s Office of the fire truck being stolen and to Buhring breaking into an automobile in the area also. Buhring was taken into custody after returning the fire truck to the station and was walking in the area. Buhring is being held at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center pending an initial appearance in County Court.