Trio Arrested after String of Burlgaries
Three men from Mobile, AL went on a weekend-long crime spree in Panama City and other jurisdictions before being arrested.
Officers
with the Panama City Police Department began responding to a rash of car
burglaries over the weekend. Through their investigation, detectives with the
department located at least a dozen burglaries in the city limits of Panama
City alone. In addition, there were multiple burglaries in other areas of Bay
County over the same time period.
During
the course of the investigation, detectives learned that Rodricous Antonio
Martin, B/M, 20, Shaughneysy Mingnon Brown, B/M, 19 and Carnell Andre Beard
Jr., B/M, 19, all from Mobile had stolen a vehicle in Mobile and headed to the
Panama City area.
Once
here, detectives learned that the trio was going into neighborhoods and
apartment complexes and pulling on door handles to find unlocked cars. Every
single burglary that occurred in the city limits was from an unlocked vehicle.
Martin
was charged with one count of armed burglary, one count of grand theft of a
firearm, 11 counts of burglary of a conveyance and one count of grand theft
auto. Brown was charged with one count of armed burglary, one count of grand
theft of a firearm, 11 counts of burglary of a conveyance and one count of
grand theft auto. Beard was charged with one count of armed burglary, one count
of grand theft of a firearm and 11 counts of burglary of a conveyance.
Martin
and Brown were apprehended in Washington County by the Florida Highway Patrol following
a pursuit and were booked into the Washington County Jail. Beard was arrested
in Bay County and booked into the Bay County Jail.
The
Panama City Police Department would like to thank the Lynn Haven Police
Department, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol for
their assistance in this case. In addition, we are urging anyone that was a
victim of a car burglary over the weekend to file a police report. The
investigation is ongoing and additional charges could be filed.
Additionally,
citizens are reminded:
· Lock your vehicles at all times
· Allowing officers to document your burglary even if nothing has been taken
· Your vehicle may contain evidence in this case or other cases
· If you wake up and see that your car door has been opened, call the police before touching the vehicle
· If you own a surveillance camera, participate in a Neighborhood Safety feature that allows homeowners to upload video of suspicious activity.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to
call the Panama City Police Department at 850-872-3100, or they can report tips
anonymously via smartphone by downloading the “Panama City PD” Tip411 app from
the iOS or Google Play stores.
Date: 03/24/2022
Time: 14:40 EDT
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