Two automatic rifles and a bulletproof vest were taken from the patrol vehicle of a Madison County sheriff's deputy during a burglary earlier this week, the sheriff's department said Thursday afternoon.

The vest has been recovered, according to Capt. Michael Salomonsky, but not the guns. The sheriff's department is in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the suspect's home and Salomonsky said the hope is that the guns will be recovered when that search warrant is executed.

Charged with first-degree receiving stolen property in the case is Terrance Antone Wilson, 27, of 2606 Hanover Drive in north Huntsville. Deputies have secured the residence and plan to execute the search warrant when it is obtained, Salomonsky said.

According to Madison County jail records, Wilson has been arrested 10 times since 2010 on an array of charges - domestic violence, breaking into a vehicle, failure to appear in court for traffic violations, burglary and theft.

According to court records, Wilson pleaded guilty in 2014 and 2011 for breaking into a vehicle. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to burglary and, in 2011, to domestic violence.

Wilson is also wanted on a first-degree marijuana possession charge by Huntsville police, Salomonsky said.

The deputies' patrol vehicle was broken into between 10 p.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Salomonsky said.

Investigators received tips that led them to the Hanover Drive residence. Deputies, Huntsville police and Huntsville's SWAT unit surrounded the residence and called Wilson out, Salomonsky said. He came out and surrendered to law enforcement, Salomonsky said.

Asked if it violated department policy to leave the bulletproof vest and automatic rifles unattended in a patrol vehicle, Salomonsky said, "There will be an (internal affairs) investigation. It will be dealt with in the department."

Salomonsky declined to give the deputy's name.