Three Arrested for Two Recent Burglaries

NACOGDOCHES — The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three Nacogdoches men in connection with two burglaries in the Appleby area that occurred around April 1. According to KETK, Sheriff Jason Bridges said deputies investigated two burglaries that occurred a week apart on County Road 256 and Farm to Market Road 2609. Deputies saw that there were similarities in how both break-ins occurred.

Sheriff’s office investigators caught a break in the case after gaining information on several other recent arrests that have been made on burglary investigations over the course of the last month. While working those investigations, the sheriff’s office was able to find the stolen items from one of the residences that had been burglarized. This helped authorities identify three suspects in ongoing criminal cases. According to officials, investigators spoke to the three men about the burglaries and obtained confessions from them about the crime.

According to authorities, after getting confessions and other evidence, warrants were issued for the arrest of Mickey Johnson, 19, Alfredo Olmeda, 17, and Mauricio Sanchez, 17, for two counts of engaging in criminal activity, a first and second felony. All three suspects were taken into custody Monday afternoon and booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail. Sanchez and Johnson had previously been arrested by the sheriff’s office on April 8 for another burglary offense on County Road 806.