PRESS RELEASE
Two Suspects Arrested in Mini Storage Burglaries, Suspects Wanted in Multiple States
CRISP COUNTY- December 2, 2020
On December 1, 2020, at approximately 2:30 P.M., a Crisp County Sheriff’s Office Investigator arrested Kenneth Johnson, a 30-year-old male, and Rebecca Johnson, a 31-year-old female, both residents of Baconton, GA. Kenneth and Rebecca Johnson are each charged with 10 (ten) counts of burglary and 1 (one) count of theft by taking. They are also wanted on outstanding warrants from Alabama and Mississippi. Both subjects were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Crisp County Detention Center.
On December 1, 2020, a Crisp County Sherriff’s Office Investigator located a vehicle matching the description of a BOLO that was issued for mini storage burglaries in the Walmart parking lot (1215 16th Ave E). Kenneth and Rebecca Johnson were in the vehicle and taken in for questioning. Investigators determined Kenneth and Rebecca Johnson are responsible for multiple S&S Storage burglaries and a Turton Mini Storage burglary. A total of 9 (nine) units were entered at S&S Storage on Hwy 280 on November 10, 2020, and one unit at Turton Mini Storage was entered on December 1, 2020. Investigators also linked these two subjects to a theft on Old Albany Road of a 2004 John Deere Gator and utility trailer that occurred on November 11, 2020.
Kenneth and Rebecca Johnson are also being sought after by other South Georgia Sheriff’s Offices and Police Departments in reference to multiple burglaries. Crisp County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division is currently working with Grady County Sheriff’s Office, Moultrie Police Department, Sylvester Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Albany Police Department, Cairo Police Department, and Thomas County Sheriff’s Office. This an ongoing investigation.
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