Burglary suspect turned in by family members

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September 21, 2012

Burglary suspect turned in by family members

Progress staff reports Jacksonville Daily Progress The Jacksonville Daily Progress Fri Sep 21, 2012, 08:59 AM CDT

BULLARD — A Flint man caught on camera breaking into a home in the Shadybrook Community turned himself in after surveillance footage was released by local media outlets.

Jimmy Lance Gilliland, 21, was allegedly caught on camera somewhere between 11 a.m. and noon on Sept. 13, according to a news release from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department. Gilliland allegedly entered the home a total of three times and stole $10,000 worth of property including silver coins, two pistols and jewelry.

Photos were released to the media on Friday, and the police officials said the public began calling with tips.

After investigating leads, detectives discovered Gilliland and Michael Taylor Oldham, 20, of Flint took stolen items to Texican Coin Company and Bullion company in Tyler on the same evening of the burglary.

The pair returned to the company on Friday morning with more coins and their IDs, which were needed to complete the transaction, the release states. Officials said Oldham has not yet been implicated in the burglary.

All but five of the stolen coins were recovered on Monday, and the pistols were found on Tuesday stashed in the woods behind a home on Big Eddy Road in Smith County.

On Tuesday afternoon, Det. Mike Goff received a phone call from one of Gilliland's family members, stating he would bring him to the Sheriff's Office first thing Wednesday morning, according to the release.

Gilliland was brought to the sheriff's office around 9 a.m. Wednesday and booked on one count of burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony.

Gilliland's bond was set at $25,000 by Justice of the Peace Brenda Dominy and was released several hours later after posting bond.

“It's important to remember that burglaries, thefts and other crimes not only affected the home owners and property owners, they can have an impact on many people and businesses in the area,” Capt. John Raffield said in the release. “In this particular instance, Texican Coin is out a sizable amount and is a victim of this selfish act.”

“I want to thank the news outlets for getting the information out there, and the people who contacted the sheriff's office with information, for standing up for the citizens of the county,” Raffield said. “And I would urge more people to get some type of surveillance systems to monitor their properties. If they can't afford video camera systems, game cameras work as well and have helped solve several cases this year alone.”

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