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Five men were arrested by San Marcos police Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, following a break-in at a medical supply distribution center, according to a news release.
Five men were arrested by San Marcos police Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, following a break-in at a medical supply distribution center, according to a news release.
San Marcos police arrested five Houston men Friday morning following a break-in at a medical supply distribution center, according to a news release.
The men arrested were James Edward Jackson, 25; Calvin Louis Clayton, 40; Tyrone Donnell Anderson, 41; Darion Marlon Williams, 24; and Antoine Sharod Benson, 34. The suspects all have Houston addresses and several of them are confirmed gang members, according to a news release.
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San Marcos police officers responded just before 4 a.m. Friday to the 2000 block of Medical Parkway for a burglar alarm at the business.
The first officer on the scene reported seeing a suspicious vehicle that was running with a piece of cloth covering the license plate. As other officers arrived, police learned that a business had been burglarized and a safe had been removed from the inside of the building, a news release said.
The officers set up a perimeter and found the five suspects after several hours of searching. They were primarily found near Broadway Street.
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“There was incredible teamwork involved,” said Assistant Chief of Police Bob Klett. “With multiple suspects all running in different directions, it took the efforts of multiple shifts, along with our partners at Texas State UPD, to work together across this wide geographic area. Our specialized units such as K-9, motors, and criminal investigations also played very important roles in this case, for which I am very grateful. The San Marcos Fire Department also assisted with helping to provide roof access to the business.”
Several items were recovered and video of the burglary has reportedly been obtained by police.
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This is the second time this business has been broken into this year, with a previous burglary on Jan. 17. Prescription drugs were taken in that incident.
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