Suspect Confessed And Gave Up Stolen Property
SANTA CRUZ—Last week we reported on a man who burglarized a man’s house while he fell asleep. After several leads developed from the posting of the video, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office have identified and arrested the ‘Bad Samaritan”. He turned out to be 20-year-old Brandon Munoz Hernandez.
After they learned who the suspect was, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office paid him a visit at his residence in Watsonville on Thursday, October 2. A search of that residence led deputies to a second residence back in Santa Cruz, an apartment on the 100 block of Felker Street.
A surveillance shot of Hernandez and his young “accomplice”.
That is where Hernandez was arrested. He was transported and booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on charges of burglary, probation violation and child endangerment. If you remember from last week, he perpetrated the burglary accompanied by a small female child.
During an interrogation, Hernandez confessed to the burglary and disclosed where the stolen property was stored. Sheriff’s Deputies went to a ‘Public Storage’ unit at 2325 Soquel Drive, about 3 miles away, and found all the victim’s property.
The recovered property included the two large screen TV’s, furniture, the victim’s two suits and golf clubs. Hernandez’s bail was set at $25,000.00 and the little girl is safe with family members.
The 66-year-old victim will be getting all his property back.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sergeant Kelly Kent told us last week that the public should be aware of whom they ask for a ride.
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