Houston man arrested in alleged burglary of Sam's Club
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Houston man was taken into custody after what police described as a burglary of tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from the Sam's Club in Wichita Falls.
Xavier Ebron Bowiw was booked into the Wichita County Jail on Friday, March 21, 2025, and charged with theft of property over $30,000 and under $150,000 and burglary of a building. He remains held on bonds totaling $150,000.
According to the affidavit, officers with the Wichita Falls Police Department were dispatched to the Sam's Club on Kell Boulevard just after 3:00 a.m. on February 13 for a report of a burglary.
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When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered that forced entry had been made through a side window in the automotive section on the east side of the business. They also discovered shattered glass on the floor near the jewelry display cases.
Officers said a shoe print was visible in the glass. They said store personnel reviewed security footage and gave them details regarding the incident.
According to the affidavit, officers were told that a silver Chevrolet Malibu with a covered licence plate arrived at Sam's Club, and two male suspects dressed in black wearing blue gloves exited the vehicle. They said one suspect was wearing red tennis shoes and the other was wearing grey shoes.
The affidavit said officers were informed that one suspect used a sledgehammer to break the glass of a jewelry display case, then both suspects removed a large amount of jewelry from the display case and placed the stolen items in a bag before fleeing the premises.
Police said a store representative confirmed the estimated value of the 'significant amount of jewelry' that had been stolen exceeded $30,000.
According to the affidavit, shortly after the burglary, law enforcement was alerted that a GPS tracker on one of the stolen items was pinging on U.S. 87 southbound near the border of Wichita and Clay Counties.
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At around 4 a.m. that same morning, Clay County deputies observed a silver Chevrolet Malibu on southbound U.S. 287 with unconfirmed insurance. Deputies said they initiated a traffic stop.
According to deputies, the passenger was identified as Bowie. They said that upon approaching the vehicle, a deputy observed multiple pieces of jewelry with Sam's Club price tags still attached lying on the front passenger floorboard.
Upon searching the vehicle, deputies said they discovered a large black trash bag containing stolen jewelry, a second bag containing jewelry display stands, a black sledgehammer, and a backpack containing shoes that matched the shoeprint found by police at the scene.
According to the Wichita County Jail roster, the second suspect has not been arrested as of the publication of this story.Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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