Two Arrested For Burglary After Attempting Getaway On Scooter

June 24, 2011

Two Escambia County men were arrested Thursday morning after allegedly burglarizing a home and making their getaway on a motor scooter.

At around 10:17 a.m. this morning, deputies responded to the report of a burglary in progress in the 5000 block of Mifflin Street.

“According to a witness, the two kicked in the front door of the residence before being startled and fleeing,” said sheriff’s office spokesman Deputy Chris Welborn.

The caller described the suspects to a dispatcher, telling the dispatcher that the two men were leaving the neighborhood on a motor scooter.

As Deputy Wayne Meadows was responding to the call, he noticed the scooter being ridden down Michigan Avenue by two men fitting the suspect description. Deputy Meadows was able to stop the scooter and identified the men as Qavontae Machell Lang and Jordan Donovon Scott, both 18.

An investigation into the burglary revealed that Lang and Scott had caused about $1,200 worth of damage to the Mifflin Street home. It was not yet clear as to what may had been taken out of the residence. Property crime investigators believe that Lang and Scott are suspects in other area burglaries and questioned the two men after their arrest.

“This is a great example of how community cooperation, coupled with great teamwork from our patrol deputies and our investigators, can help fight this type of crime,” said Welborn. “The witnesses were our eyes and ears in this case and the credit for these arrests goes to them.”

The two men were charged with criminal mischief, burglary and possession of burglary tools. They were being held at the Escambia County Jail on just over $100,000 bond each.

Comments

12 Responses to “Two Arrested For Burglary After Attempting Getaway On Scooter”

  1. paper chaser on November 7th, 2013 10:34 am

    free my cousin jordan

  2. 429SCJ on June 25th, 2011 9:24 am

    They can kick my door in any time, they will find it opens into eternity. 429SCJ for advanced studies.

  3. Bobby V. on June 25th, 2011 7:18 am

    Even at this time of day when I wouldn’t have been home the wife is there. She shoots straight enough with her little .25. Like to see them come around my house trying this stuff. She can wait for the police to come get the bodies.

  4. b on June 24th, 2011 10:22 pm

    I lived in crescent lake for 1 year and our house got robbed 2x! So glad to get out of there! They even took my sneakers and the soda from the fridge the second time! Wonder if its the same people? They both happened in the daytime…

  5. joe on June 24th, 2011 9:18 pm

    more dirt bags who don’t want to get a JOB!

  6. amanda on June 24th, 2011 8:19 pm

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! i’m sorry but this is just funny!! all i can say is STUPID! LOL

  7. Heather on June 24th, 2011 6:10 pm

    WOW!!HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET!!STUPID TO BURGARIZE PPL BUT TOTRY TO GET AWAY ON A SCOOTER??WORLDS DUMBEST CRIMINALS!! LMBO

  8. Teresa on June 24th, 2011 5:45 pm

    Break in’s in the daytime hours…I miss the good old days when criminals didn’t get up in the morning.

  9. David Huie Green on June 24th, 2011 5:25 pm

    a getaway scooter, that’s what I need

  10. L.B. on June 24th, 2011 10:40 am

    Last week my husband was out riding his scooter and he was stopped and the Scott guy came up to him and wanted to ride his,,,,He asked him why do you want to ride mine when you have one? No answer
    Any way thanks to the alert neighbor and the ECSD……Because I had seen them ridind in our area.
    I’m glad my husband brain that day or we wouldn’t have our’s most likely…..LOL

  11. Dan on June 24th, 2011 8:23 am

    Glad they were caught so quickly.
    Kudos to the alert neighbor who reported them.

    You can’t fix stupid !

  12. dola on June 24th, 2011 12:49 am

    SMART!