07-03-2025
Couple finds home ransacked, car stolen after vacation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing charges after he was accused of breaking into a couple's home and stealing their car after they left for vacation.
Jevonte Williams has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft of property $10,000 to $60,000, theft of property $1,000 or less, and evading arrest.
According to police, on Tuesday, March 4, officers responded to a burglary call at a home on Dunn Avenue. The residents, a man and his girlfriend, reportedly told police that they had left for vacation on February 27 and when they returned on March 3, they found that their 2018 Volkswagen Atlas was gone.
Police say that the couple also told officers that the inside of their home had been 'ransacked' and that numerous items were stolen. Police say that officers noticed that the living room door had been pried open and that one of the bedroom windows had been shattered. The couple reportedly told police that they had left the keys to the Volkswagen inside of their home before they left.
Carjacking suspects evade police in pursuit across Memphis
Memphis Police say that on Thursday, March 6, detectives spotted the stolen Volkswagen in the parking lot of the Superlo on Quince Road and saw a man, later identified as Williams, in the driver's seat.
Police say that detectives tried to apprehend Williams but he ran away. Memphis Police say that detectives chased Williams but lost sight of him after he jumped a fence and ran through a drainage ditch.
Police say that detectives and assisting officers set up a perimeter and searched the area. They reportedly found Williams in the drainage ditch behind a home on Kimball Avenue. Detectives searched Williams and reportedly found the key fob to the Volkswagen in his pocket.
Memphis Police say that detectives searched the Volkswagen and found multiple packages addressed to a home on Dothan Street. Detectives reportedly went to the home and spoke with a man who said the packages had been stolen off the front porch earlier that day.
Police say detectives were able to watch surveillance footage of the theft and identified Williams as the person who stole the packages.
Police say that after his arrest, Williams was taken to St. Francis Hospital on Park Avenue to be checked out. Investigators met him at the hospital, and he reportedly told them that he had bought the car from a person called 'C-Lo.'
Memphis Police say he was unable to give any details to support his claim.
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