House burglars nabbed

By KATE McCARDELL
Floridan Staff Writer
Published: August 28, 2008

Two men were arrested on Wednesday just a few streets down from the house they allegedly burglarized twice in one week.

According to Marianna Police Chief Hayes Baggett, the house at 4573 South St. was burglarized on Saturday and a MPD officer had returned to the house Wednesday afternoon to follow up on the case.

While there, the officer apparently observed that the house had again been burglarized, said Baggett. It was confirmed that a VCR and jewelry was stolen from the residence.

At about the same time that officers were investigating the scene of the burglary, a traffic stop was performed on a vehicle on Pearl Street as a result of that vehicle running a stop sign, said Baggett. The officer also noted that the vehicle’s tag was expired.

As the routine traffic stop was conducted, said Baggett, it was learned that the passenger, Marvin Jerome Blount of 4128 North St., Marianna, had an active warrant out of Jackson County. Also during the traffic stop, the officer observed the same stolen VCR in the vehicle, which was being driven by the burglary victim’s grandson, Jarrod Daniel Gibson of 24396 NE CR 69A, Altha.

Upon Gibson’s arrest for possession of stolen property, officers discovered his grandmother’s stolen ring in his pocket.
Gibson was transported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for further questioning, according to Baggett.

Blount was charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure after he admitted to accompanying Gibson during the Saturday burglary, according to Baggett.

Gibson was charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure for both burglaries and also with two counts of grand theft, according to Baggett.

Gibson also has charges pending for two counts of uttering a forged instrument in a separate case, according to Baggett. In that case, the victim is Gibson’s brother, said Baggett.

Gibson and Blount were both booked into the Jackson County Correctional Facility.

Anyone with any information relating to this suspect’s dealing in stolen property that was not recovered in Wednesday’s incident may call CrimeStoppers at 526-5000.