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.
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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