DURANT — A McAlester man authorities said hopped off a train to commit church and pawn shop burglaries in Calera has been sentenced to a jail term.

Colton Rex Ray Upchurch, 19, pleaded no contest this week to two charges of second-degree burglary and one charge of knowingly concealing stolen property. He was given a seven-year sentence with all but 180 days in jail suspended.

Upchurch and his juvenile brother were captured Aug. 6 while Calera Police were investigating the burglary of the 69 Pawn Shop. Police received a call that morning about suspicious activity in the area of South McKinley Street, and the younger Upchurch was arrested.

Following a brief manhunt, the older Upchurch was captured and officers recovered six handguns they said had been stolen from the pawn shop.

The Texhoma Cowboy Church on Chickasaw Road had also been burglarized and Sheriff’s Investigator John Bates questioned Colton Upchurch. According to an affidavit, Upchurch confessed to burglarizing the church and stealing a black bag and chips.

An affidavit states the Upchurch brothers got on a train at McAlester and jumped off at Calera.

The juvenile is being handled through the juvenile court system.

In other crimes, Durant Police investigated three burglaries Thursday. Jason Templeton told Patrolman Logan Prather that someone stole his video game system and four video games from his residence in the 800 block of South Third Avenue. A screen had been removed from a bedroom window.

Prather investigated another burglary in the 500 block of North Fourth Avenue. Charles Ladd said six saddles and various tools were stolen from his unlocked shed.

Someone kicked open a back door to a business in the 700 block of West Main Street and stole a saddle. Bob Williams told Sgt. Jesse Petty he was driving by the business that is owned by Janet Green Thursday evening and noticed a door was open. Upon investigating, he discovered a locked door had been kicked in.

Curtis Daniels told Patrolman Jason Hathcoat that someone stole his Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle from the 300 block of Robinson Street. The cycle was parked on the south side of the residence at the time of the theft.

A laundry facility at an RV park in the 8700 block of Highway 70W was burglarized. Coy Simmons told Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Holt on Thursday that he discovered a coin-operated washing machine and dryer had been damaged. Numerous quarters were removed from the washer.