Arrests Made in Crime Spree

TYLER � Police have arrested five of the seven suspects who are allegedly responsible for a crime spree that occurred early Wednesday morning. Around 4:00am Wednesday a Van Zandt County sheriff�s deputy drove up on a burglary in progress of a rental storage facility near interstate 20. Five suspects were taken into custody by the sheriff�s department after a foot chase. Police say further investigation revealed that these individuals were also responsible for a string of criminal acts that were committed in the Tyler and Smith County area hours before their arrest.

Shortly after 1:15 Wednesday morning, the suspects allegedly stole a van from Dickey�s BBQ on WSW Loop 323. About an hour later, the suspects allegedly tried to steal an ATM from the Texas Bank and Trust on W. Grande. According to police, the suspects ditched the stolen vehicle behind the Brookshire�s Fresh Store and got back into their personal vehicles. They then reportedly went to a Kidd Jones convenience store on Highway 155 South and burglarized the business at a little after 2:30. At 4:00 they were allegedly caught in the act of burglarizing the storage facility in Van Zandt County.

Tyler Police Investigators have obtained arrest warrants for Labradford Lamont Hunter, 20, of Mesquite; Earl Wayne Few Jr., 23, of Dallas; Marque Kaleb Hart, 21, of Terrell; James Darron Miller Jr., 25, of Dallas; and Johnathan Christopher Adams, 29, of Terrell. All have been charged with theft of property, Criminal Attempt, and engaging in organized criminal activity. The total bond on each suspect was set at $350,000 by Judge Kerry Russell. These charges are for offenses committed in Tyler only. Investigators are still working on identifying two suspects who got away when the arrest was made in Van Zandt County. This case remains under investigation.