Three men were arrested Saturday night after a report of individuals attempting to enter parked cars on the north side of Ruston.
Kemondrick Hunter, 18, Zackevius Hunter, 19, and Fabian Crawford, 24, all of Ruston, were arrested for attempted burglary of a vehicle and other charges after they were tied to the incident.
Police believe other charges may be added as reports of other car burglaries in the neighborhood are received.
Ruston Police responded to the area of Kavanaugh Road about 10 p.m. Saturday regarding a complaint of two individuals who appeared to be attempting to burglarize vehicles. Responding officers found two men dressed in dark clothing with hoods, masks and gloves walking in the area. Upon seeing the police, the two men fled on foot.
Kemondrick Hunter was found hiding in a yard on Abbey Lane. He fled the yard on foot, but was quickly apprehended. Hunter admitted he and the other man were breaking into vehicles in the area. He denied actually going into any vehicles and said he only served as a lookout.
Video from the area showed Hunter and the other man pulling on a car handle attempting to gain entry. Hunter was found to have a large amount of coinage in his pocket that he admitted came from inside a vehicle in that area.
As police were searching for the suspects, a vehicle was seen driving through the neighborhood slowly. The vehicle was stopped and the occupants were identified as Crawford, the driver, and Zackevius Hunter, a passenger. Both told officers they were just “blocking.”
Kemondrick Hunter told police that Crawford had dropped him off in the area where he was arrested.
A search of the vehicle located a stolen firearm from a previous vehicle burglary and approximately 34 grams of suspected marijuana. Crawford and Zackevius Hunter were also arrested.
When booked at the Lincoln Prayer Detention Center, Zackevius Hunter was found to have a small plastic bag of marijuana in his sock.
If the time of the officer’s report early Sunday morning, only one attempted vehicle burglary had been documented. Further investigation is underway pending reports of other vehicle burglaries that may be connected to these individuals.
Crawford and Zackevious Hunter was booked for attempted vehicle burglary, illegal possession of a stolen firearm, possession of marijuana, and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled substance.
Kemondrick Hunter was booked for attempted vehicle burglary and resisting an officer.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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