Century Man Charged With Burglary, Copper Theft At Town Building

March 5, 2013

A Century man has been charged in connection with a burglary and copper theft at vacant town-owned industrial building in Century.

Jonathan Devon Andrews, 29, was charged with felony burglary, grand theft and criminal mischief with property damage. He remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $8,500.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said Andrews burglarized the former Van Nevel Helicopters building on Industrial Boulevard in Century in late January. He forcibly removed sections of industrial size copper tubing from eight outdoor air conditioning condensing units, according to an arrest report, and removed a garbage can from the building that contained three paint gun spray heads. The air conditioning units were not opened or damaged.

The property removed by Andrews and damage caused by its removal was estimated to be $6,500, the report states.

According to investigators, Andrews was positively identified as the suspect by a fingerprint removed from broken glass where entry was made into the front of the building.

Also in late January, someone stole copper from 10 of 14 units at the Town of Century’s Habitat Building on Pond Street. Andrews has not been a named a suspect in that theft. Anyone with information on the Habitat burglary  is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

The copper thefts hit Century’s budget hard, with $23,349 in repairs not covered by insurance, according to Mayor Freddie McCall.

Pictured: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said a fingerprint belonging to Jonathan Devon Andrews was positively identified on glass broken during a burglary at the town-owned Van Nevel Helicopter building in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “Century Man Charged With Burglary, Copper Theft At Town Building”

  1. bob johnson on March 5th, 2013 7:30 am

    guess he never heard of gloves

  2. David Huie Green on March 5th, 2013 5:40 am

    Regarding:
    “Andrews was positively identified as the suspect by a fingerprint removed from broken glass where entry was made into the front of the building.”

    We leave little bits of ourselves behind where ever we go.
    Better to go crime-free.

    David for good investigators

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