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Beaumont Police recover $53K worth of dirt bikes after burglary, police chase

Officers arrived and saw two men pushing dirt bikes through a back parking lot.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Two Louisiana suspects are behind bars and one man is on the run after attempting to steal a total of six dirt bikes from a motorcycle shop in Beaumont

Beaumont Police responded to a reported burglary at Cowboy Powersports located at 1280 IH-10 South around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night.

Editor's note: The video above is from a June 3, 2021 10PM newscast

When officers arrived, the building was damaged and officers saw two men pushing dirt bikes through the back parking lot, according to a news release.

The two Baton Rouge men involved in the burglary were arrested. 17-year-old Arthur Lee Stewart was found in the parking lot of a nearby Quality Inn.

A K-9 officer helped police find the second suspect who was hiding in an abandoned car on the freeway. He has been identified as 18-year-old Trayvon Dwayne Brumfield.

The two were taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. They were both booked for engaging in organized criminal activity and evading arrest. They're held on a total bond of $6,000 each.

Police also noticed a U-Haul parked in a nearby parking lot that sped off with two bikes inside.

Officers found the U-Haul headed eastbound on IH-10, which led to a police chase. The driver wrecked the U-Haul in Orange, near Adams Bayou, and ran into a wooded area.

Officers searched for the third suspect but were unable to find him, the release says.

The total value of the six bikes stolen was around $53,000, police say. The two dirt bikes in the U-Haul and the four dirt bikes left at the scene were all recovered.

Credit: Beaumont Police Department
Arthur Lee Stewart 17, Trayvon Dwayne Brumfield 18 arrested for engaging in organized criminal activity and evading arrest.

Full news release from Beaumont Police Department...

Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 8:32 PM, Officers responded to a burglary in progress at Cowboy Powersports, located at 1280 IH-10 South.
 Upon arrival Officers observed damage to the business and two males pushing dirt bikes through the south parking lot. Officers apprehended a 17 year old male, identified as Arthur Lee Stewart, in the parking lot of the Quality Inn. Officers, with the assistance of a K-9, located a second male hiding in an abandoned vehicle that was on the freeway. He was identified as 18 year old Trayvon Dwayne Brumfield. 

 A U-Haul that was parked in the parking lot of 1310 IH-10 S, sped off with two dirt bikes in the back. Officers located the U-Haul headed east bound on IH-10 E. The driver wrecked the U-Haul in Orange and ran into a wooded area. Officers searched for the suspect but were unable to locate him.  
The U-Haul and two dirt bikes as well as four dirt bikes that were left on scene, were all recovered. (the total value of the six stolen dirt bikes was approximately $53,000)

Stewart and Brumfield were arrested and transported to Jefferson County Correctional Facility. They were both booked in for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity ($5,000 bond) and Evading Arrest ($1000 bond). The suspects were all from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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