FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas — Eleven separate burglaries in Fayette County have been solved, the sheriff's office said Tuesday.
Sheriff Keith Korenek said the burglaries had been reported in the Muldoon and West Point areas of Fayette County over the last few months.
Fayette County narcotics investigators Rick Martell and Mike Otten, along with Fayette County deputies Adam Mack, Ryan Meagher and Terry Guentert, arrested multiple suspects involved in the crime spree.
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According to the sheriff's office, the case peaked on May 19, when Deputies Meagher and Mack were dispatched to a residence on Old Smithville Road because of a burglary in progress. The deputies arrived at the residence where two suspects had entered and then fled on foot. Later that morning, Deputy Guentert arrested the suspects.
Investigator Martell, along with Sgt. Investigator Angela Lala and Patrol Sgt. Charles Jobb, recovered numerous stolen items.
Investigators Martell and Otten looked further into the case, leading to the execution of multiple search warrants at multiple locations within the month following the May 19 burglary. During those searches, numerous additional stolen items were recovered.
Items recovered from the 11 separate burglaries included four-wheelers, utility vehicles, appliances including refrigerators and chainsaws, and other miscellaneous tools.
The investigation ended and the case was presented to a grand jury, where several arrest warrants were issued for "engaging in organized criminal activity," a first-degree felony. Samuel Faust, Donald Davis, Justin Patschke, Jerry Davis, Crystal Burchard, Julie Easterly and Jessica Baxter have all been arrested.
An eighth suspect, Brandon White of Bastrop, has not been arrested yet.
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