An Opp teen is behind bars for breaking into an automobile.

Opp Police Chief Mike McDonald said that as a result of an ongoing investigation, investigators and officers arrested Manderius Mount, 18, for unlawful breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

McDonald said Mount was processed at the OPD and was remanded to the Covington County Jail.

He was being held on a $20,000 bond.

“Our citizens are reminded to not let their guards down,” McDonald said. “There are other individuals in Covington County what are involved in the same or similar crimes.”