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Residential Burglaries Solved in Walton County
03/10/10 - 03:23 PM

Walton County Sheriff’s Office

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Walton County Sheriff’s Investigators have “solved” two residential burglaries’ in the DeFuniak Springs area with the arrest of a man and his girlfriend.  Last week, residences on Franck Drive and Dawn Street in the Kings Lake area were burglarized.  In each instance, January Devuono of Rembrandt Circle in DeFuniak Springs was developed as a suspect.

Later in the week, a 2009 Hyundai Accent being driven by the 26-year-old woman was stopped by a K-9 Deputy on U.S. 90 outside of Mossy Head.  Twenty-year-old Kevin Edward Harper who lists the same address as Devuono was in the front passenger’s seat.  A search of the vehicle revealed a cardboard box in the back seat containing jewelry from both burglaries.  There was also a Nike backpack in the trunk, which contained gold coins, electronics, and other stolen items.  A stolen 9mm handgun was also found.

Through the course of the investigation, Walton County Sheriff’s Personnel traveled to Florala, Alabama where additional items were discovered lying in a wooded area adjacacent to a rural road.  Some of it came from last week’s home break-ins’, but it’s unclear who owns a number of other jewelry items.  The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is working with several law enforcement agencies in Southeast, Alabama.
                                               
Harper was booked into the Walton County Jail on a 10-thousand dollar bond on four felony charges: Burglary of an Unoccupied Dwelling Unarmed, Burglary of a Dwelling Armed, and two-counts of Grand Theft.  Miss Devuono faces a felony charge of Accessory after the Fact, and her bond is five-thousand dollars.  She also has an outstanding warrant from Okaloosa County.
The Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation, and trying to find the owners of the remaining stolen items.  If you may have information on the owner, or other information about the crime contact the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at 892-8186.  One can also contact Crimestoppers of Walton County at the toll free line 1-866-718-TIPS (8477).