Originally published as a Placer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post –
“Three convicted felons from Sacramento County have been arrested after they went on a looting spree in Dutch Flat and Emigrant Gap between December 29, 2021 and January 1, 2022, during a state of emergency.
Just after 3 a.m. on January 1, 2022, Placer County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Putt Road in Emigrant Gap, for a report of a burglary. The homeowners caught the suspects trying to break into their home and scared them off, before calling 911.
Deputies responded and found the suspects inside an SUV. During the investigation, deputies learned the vehicle had been stolen from Sacramento County, prompting the California Highway Patrol to respond and take over the stolen vehicle investigation.
Deputies began canvassing the area and found a second home in the neighborhood had been broken into. The suspects had stolen two firearms and more than $4,000 worth of property from the home. Inside the suspects’ stolen vehicle, deputies found more stolen items belonging to a third victim — a brand-new jacket, credit and debit cards, checkbook, cash, and a wallet.
The suspects were identified as 27-year-old Curtis Clarkson Jr. of North Highlands, 33-year-old Alex Jeremy Carbonara of Sacramento, and 32-year-old Stephen Coty Shook of Sacramento.
Carbonara was arrested for stealing a vehicle, being in possession of a controlled substance, being a felon in possession of a firearm, burglary, grand theft, conspiracy, looting, and other related charges.
Clarkson was arrested for stealing a vehicle, driving under the influence, being a felon in possession of a firearm, burglary, identity theft, looting, conspiracy, and other related charges.
Shook was arrested for stealing a vehicle, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and warrants from El Dorado, San Mateo, and Solano counties.”
