by Wesley Harris
Local law enforcement continues to make headway against what has become the crime of choice for many offenders—stealing from vehicles.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals in connection with numerous car burglaries that occurred in the Choudrant area earlier this month.
Lieutenant Matt Henderson of LPSO said Zyheim McCallister, 19, of Ruston, Zaylan Moore, 17, of Ruston, and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested this week following an investigation of car burglaries and vehicle theft.
Henderson said the arrests were made after the analysis of evidence identified the suspects.
McCallister was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for four counts of attempted simple burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle, theft of a firearm, possession of a firearm by convicted felon, felony theft, theft of a motor vehicle, and simple burglary.
McCallister is well known to local law enforcement. He was given a suspended five-year prison sentence in 2025 for similar offenses and placed on probation for five years. He is facing probation violation charges from the Louisiana Department of Corrections– Probation and Parole Unit.
Moore is charged with possession of a handgun by a minor.
The juvenile was charged with felony theft, four counts of simple burglary, possession of stolen things, possession of a handgun by a juvenile, theft of a firearm, and theft of a motor vehicle.
Most of the crimes occurred in the Sheldon’s View neighborhood of Choudrant, Henderson said.
The investigation is continuing and more arrests are possible.
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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