FORT MYERS, Fla. - A Lee County Sheriff's Office Corrections Officer was arrested early Sunday morning.

Fort Myers Police went to O'Brien Auto Mall on 2850 Colonial Boulevard at 2:18 Sunday morning after somebody called police to report a possible burglary in progress. When they arrived they saw two men inside the car lot's fenced area.

When stopped, at first the two men denied any wrongdoing. Officers then searched the area and found a round nylon bag containing 18 lug nuts. The officers discovered the two suspects entered the compound with burglary tools and had removed the lug nuts from a 2008 blue Subaru Impreza.

The two suspects were arrested and charged with burglary of a structure, possession of burglary tools with intent to use, and petty theft.

One of those arrested was 23-year-old Lee County Sheriff's Office Corrections Officer William J. Edwards.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office tells WINK News Corrections Officer Edwards began work with the Sheriff's Office on October 23, 2007.

Corrections Officer Edwards was immediately placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs Investigation.

In a statement Sheriff Mike Scott told WINK News, "While disappointing to say the least... the events of this weekend involving a Fort Myers police officer and a Lee County corrections officer being arrested proves the resolve of local law enforcement that nobody is above the law."

Edwards was released from jail Sunday morning.