A U.S. Marine was arrested in Texas after stealing hundreds of pieces of jewelry worth over $500,000 in two separate heists. The suspect, Marcelo Majeed Hernandez, was identified and apprehended by authorities after a thorough investigation.
A U.S. Marine was arrested in Texas on Thursday after authorities say he stole hundreds of pieces of jewelry worth over $500,000 in two separate heists. Marcelo Majeed Hernandez, 18, was identified as a suspect in the two heists that occurred in Houston at David Yurman Jewelry on October 13, 2023, and at Helzberg Diamond on April 5, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 said.
The constable said that Hernandez had been identified after a 'very thorough investigation.' Deputies located him on Thursday, less than a week after the latest heist, and took him into custody. During his arrest, deputies found three handguns, $11,000 in cash, and $500,000 worth of jewelry, which included diamonds, in his car, a Mercedes-Benz GLA, FOX26 Houston reported.
Most of the stolen jewelry has been recovered, according to the constable, and deputies are working to locate the last few pieces. As investigators took Hernandez into custody, his dog tags fell out, and he told deputies that he was in the U.S. military, Herman told FOX26 Houston. 'Actually, he just recently finished his boot camp in the Marine Corps about a week before one of our cases,' Constable Mark Herman told the station. The U.S.
Hernandez was charged with two counts of first-degree felony theft. Online records show that he is in custody with a bond amount set at $500,000.
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