Two Suspects Arrested For Burglary Of Molino Tax Collector’s Office

July 10, 2015

Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the October 2014 burglary of the Escambia County Tax Collector’s Office in Molino.

Markett Devon Simpkins, age 43 of Cantonment, and Johnnie Lee, age 55 of Pensacola were charged with burglary and criminal mischief property damage for their alleged roles in the Molino burglary. They were both also charged in connection with the burglary of auto repair shop on Pace Boulevard. Lee was being held in the Escambia County Jail without bond, while Simpkins was being held with bond set at $776,000.

Bruce Lovon Purifoy, 43, and Duriel Vidle Armour, 38, both of Pensacola, were charged back in February with first degree felony burglary and felony criminal mischief with property damage for the  October 4, 2014, tax collector burglary in Molino  that was caught on surveillance video.

During the break-in, the suspects allegedly attempted to disable the alarm system and used long pry bars to break open the doors of the Tax Collector’s Office in the Molino Community Complex on North Highway 95A. according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Both the building and ATM suffered extensive damage.

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One Response to “Two Suspects Arrested For Burglary Of Molino Tax Collector’s Office”

  1. David Huie Green on July 10th, 2015 8:53 pm

    raise taxes to pay for the damages

    David for better people

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