Earlier this week, Oxford police released several arrests, three of which accounted for 45 counts of auto burglary. It is unclear if any of the suspects were working together or not.
On Monday, June 5, the Oxford Police Department took approximately 32 auto burglary reports in the area of Anderson Road, Anchorage Road, and Old Sardis Road. After an investigation, Dewayne Pegues, 19, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with 32 counts of Burglary from Cars. He was given a bond of $75,000 by a Justice Court Judge but had his bond revoked for already being out on a felony bond.
On Friday, May 5, the Oxford Police Department took a report on Beanland Dr for an auto burglary that occured over night. On June 8th, Demarcus Govan, 19, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with one count of Burglary of a Car. He was given a bond of $10,000 by a Justice Court Judge but had his bond revoked due to already being out on felony bond.
On Friday, May 26, the Oxford Police Department took 12 auto burglary reports in the area of Old Sardis Rd. On June 6th, after investigating, Javonteze Johnson, 21, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with 12 counts of Burglary of a Car. He was given a bond of $30,000 by a Justice Court Judge but had a hold placed on him by the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
On Wednesday, April 5, the Oxford Police Department took a counterfeit check report from a bank in the 2500 block of West Jackson Ave. On June 6th, after investigating, Ricky Farmer Jr, 21, of Batesville, was arrested on a traffic stop and charged with 1 count of uttering forgery. He was given a bond of $5,000 by a Justice Court Judge.