Two people are facing charges in Indiana in connection with a series of thefts of bronze veteran markers from headstones from various veteran burial locations in the Hoosier State.

Terry Wood, 53, and Breanna Puentez, 25, were taken into custody Friday after at least 15 grave markers from six different cemeteries in La Porte County last month were reported stolen while another was reportedly damaged, the La Porte County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

Both suspects are facing several felony counts of theft and cemetery mischief.

The sheriff's office publicly announced the investigation into the stolen grave markers on Aug. 28 and urged residents to visit the grave sites of deceased veterans. The next day, the agency said investigators received credible information identifying a suspect.

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Detective Jake Koch, a veteran himself, led the investigation, which revealed that the grave markers were taken from cemeteries in Union Mills, Rolling Prairie, Carmel, Pinola, Greenwood and St. Stan's.

Investigators presented evidence to the La Porte County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and later to La Porte County Circuit Court, where probable cause was found for Wood's arrest.

The "Justice, Peace, and Salute" operation was executed Friday in the 400 block of Andrew Avenue in La Porte, where Wood was arrested, and additional evidence was collected.

Later that day, Puentez was taken into custody and charged in connection with the thefts.

"This type of criminal behavior is disgusting, unacceptable, and will not be tolerated in La Porte County! It is the hope of the entire Sheriff’s Office that because of the diligent and thorough investigation by Detectives Koch and Banic, justice will be served to both accused subjects. Hopefully, US Veterans, both deceased and living, can find peace and comfort with these arrests, and with that, we salute them for their service," Capt. Derek J. Allen said in a statement.

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Both suspects were booked into the La Porte County Jail.

Wood is being held on a $15,005 cash-only bond, while Puentez is not eligible for bond because she was out on bond.

A team of dedicated researchers were stunned after they recently came face-to-face with a ship that hadn't been seen in 168 years.

The discovery of the steamship Le Lyonnais was recently announced by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS). AWS, which owns and operates the vessel D/V Tenacious, found the ship off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts.

The ship was built in 1855 and only sailed for a year before sinking on its first return voyage to Le Havre, France, on November 2, 1856. The vessel collided with a ship called the Adriatic, which was scuffed during the collision and sailed away from the scene.

Le Lyonnais was left with a small hole that eventually sank the ship days later. Out of the ship's 132 passengers and crew, 114 people died – and the few people who survived the wreck were stuck in a lifeboat for a week.

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Speaking to Fox News Digital, AWS's Jennifer Sellitti said that it was "difficult to explain" how she felt when her team found the ship. She and her partner Joe Mazraani had been searching for the vessel for eight years.

"For the team, the feeling was a mixture of relief and joy, but there was also a sense of ‘What’s next?’" she explained. "For me, personally, I have spent so long trying to learn and tell the stories of the people who sailed aboard Le Lyonnais that finding her felt like closure – like a way to help those who died so long ago to finally rest in peace."

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Sellitti, who works as a New Jersey public defender in addition to operating D/V Tenacious, added that she was always positive that the wreck still existed – but did have doubts about whether she and her team would find it.

"The North Atlantic is notoriously brutal to shipwrecks," she said. "Storms, currents, shifting sands, and fishing gear can rip these wrecks apart. Many old wrecks are completely buried by the ocean over time."

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"The Nantucket Shoals often make it difficult to find shipwrecks because the bottom geology can mask them on sonar records," Sellitti added. "We were also concerned that, when we found her, she would be off the Continental Shelf in more than a thousand feet of water."

The shipwreck enthusiast added that the story of Le Lyonnais is more than just a shipwreck. Her forthcoming book, which is called "The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-and-Run Off the Coast of Nantucket," delves into detail about the shipwreck and will be released in February.

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"The 1850s was the time when ships were transitioning from sail to steam," Sellitti explained. "That transition caused merchants and insurers and nations around the world to grapple with issues like what happens when a sailing vessel and a steam powered vessel meet at sea, who is responsible when ships from different countries collide, and what laws apply on the high seas."

Though Sellitti said that the ship has "not survived well," she is looking forward to fully documenting the wreckage, which will likely take years.

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"Shipwrecks are remnants of bygone eras," the maritime expert said. "They are frozen moments in time that connect us to history in a way that stories alone cannot."