3 Modesto men arrested after theft of $5k worth of Home Depot faucets
Placer County CA March 19 2020 Three Modesto men were arrested March 7 on suspicion of burglary, grand theft, possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property and conspiracy.
An Auburn Home Depot employee notified Placer County Sheriff’s deputies after he noticed a van parked near an emergency exit, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Zennon Chase Souza, 24, of Modesto and Margarito Rojo, 37, of Modesto walked out, causing the emergency exit alarm to sound, with a cart full of merchandise and loaded the items into the van.
The driver, Matthew Detherage, 31, of Modesto waited in the vehicle, which he had rented from a rental car company, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
The suspects sped off, despite the employee yelling for the suspects to stop, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The employee provided deputies with the license plate number. Deputies located the vehicle driving westbound on interstate 80 and stopped the van near the Rocklin Road exit.
While searching the vehicle, faucets worth nearly $5,000 stolen from Home Depot and $1,000 worth of faucets stolen from an unknown store were located, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Burglary tools, including demagnetizers, bolt and wire cutters, a saw, a pry bar and a drill were also found.
All three suspects remained in custody Monday.
Detherage’s bail was set at $70,000. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Detherage is on probation out of Stanislaus County.
Rojo is ineligible for bail. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Rojo is on probation out of Stanislaus County and has warrants out of San Joaquin and Madera counties.
Souza was also charged with bringing a controlled substance into the jail and his bail was set at $240,500. Souza has two felony warrants, totaling $150,000, out of Merced and Stanislaus counties, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
