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Escambia County Brothers Arrested For Santa Rosa Burglary Spree
July 10, 2014
Two brothers, both former North Escambia residents, have been charged in connection with a residential burglary spree in Santa Rosa County.
Shawn Demontre Cooler, age 19 of Pensacola, and Jeremiah Cooler, age 20 of Barth Road in Molino, are facing multiple burglary charges. Investigators in Santa Rosa County said the brothers kicked in doors and stole thousands of dollars in property, including guns, during broad daylight burglaries between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. during a three month period.
The burglaries, deputies said, targeted jewelry, high end electronics and money, while other items such as TV’s and game systems were left behind. Authorities said the Coolers would sometime ransack multiple homes in the same day, fleeing with their stolen bounty in pillowcases.
The Cooler brothers, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, are both documented gang members.
Shawn Cooler is being held in the Santa Rosa County Jail with bond set at $310,001. Jeremiah Cooler was being held Wednesday in the Escambia County Jail without bond awaiting transfer to Santa Rosa County.
Jeremiah Cooler was arrested in January in Escambia County when an Escambia County deputy in the area of Plantation Road recognized him as a suspect wanted for burglaries and attempted home invasions in Santa Rosa County. Cooler, according to an arrest report, had been involved in a police pursuit with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office the previous day, and the vehicle with a matching tag number from the pursuit was outside the motel where Cooler was spotted.
As the deputy detained another individual with an outstanding warrant, witnesses said Jeremiah Cooler ran from the motel, threw a backpack into a dumpster and entered a nearby Waffle House. Surveillance video confirmed Cooler was involved in the sequence of events.
Deputies transported Cooler from the Waffle House back to the motel. Inside the backpack from the dumpster, they found five guns — four of which were reported stolen from Santa Rosa County, numerous rounds of ammunition, an iPad and a Toshiba tablet.
Shawn Cooler has an extensive criminal history involving burglary, theft and narcotic use and is currently on state probation for previous burglary/theft conviction, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
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2 Responses to “Escambia County Brothers Arrested For Santa Rosa Burglary Spree”
Appears they are not following the rules of their PROBATION,so the judge will most likely give them even MORE PROBATION!!! that’ll fix em!!
Just two OUTSTANDING individuals. I cannot understand why someone would pick this as a way to make money. Simply because today people will blow you away in a second when …not if…when….you kick in the wrong door and someone’s home that wasn’t supposed to be.