Zales burglary suspect arrested and extradited back to Yuma
Dillon Fuhrman
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Yuma Police Department (YPD) says a man was arrested and extradited back to Yuma in connection to the Zales Jewelers burglary last year.
According to YPD, it happened last August at around 4:05 a.m. when officers responded to an alarm at Zales Jewelers, located in the Yuma Palms Regional Center, and found the front glass door was damaged upon arrival.
YPD says the suspect “entered the store through the broken door, shattered display cases and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of merchandise.”
Three months into the investigation, YPD says their detectives identified the suspect as 36-year-old Deandre Lamar Wells.
Back in September of this year, YPD says the grand jury was presented the case, and said an arrest warrant was issued for Wells.
Later that month, Wells was arrested in Tarrant County, Texas by the U.S. Marshals Service, and has since been extradited back to Yuma.
Wells is being held at the Yuma County Detention Center, on a bond of $500,000, on multiple charges, including third-degree burglary.