CLEVELAND, Texas (AP/CBS Houston) — Investigators say two parolees have been detained for allegedly squatting in the house of a Texas soldier living at Fort Hood who recently returned from his third tour in Iraq.

A relative of Staff Sgt. Sam Burbank and his wife saw the couple’s property for sale on the lawn Tuesday and notified Liberty County authorities.

Officials say Burbank and his wife, Hollie, planned to return to the house in Cleveland, about 45 miles northeast of Houston, to inventory their belongings for possible burglary charges.

Sheriff’s Capt. Rex Evans says Faylisa Danielle Bailey, 30, and Johnny Wayne Bell, 47, were arrested at the home and face drug-related parole violation charges amid evidence of methamphetamine use at the house. Authorities are trying to determine when a door was broken for the suspects to allegedly gain access to the residence.

“This is certainly at the top of my list of deplorable criminal activity,” Evans told KHOU-TV. “[Bell and Bailey] kicked open the door and removed all of the items out of the house and literally started selling off the property of the homeowners.”

The Houston Chronicle reported police worked in the rain to save what possessions they could for the Burbanks.

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