ROCKINGHAM — Two additional suspects in a rash of August break-ins have been apprehended.
Records show that 22-year-old Zachias Cross of Ellerbe and 22-year-old Kenigel Noel Peterkin of Troy are both facing multiple charges, accused of breaking into several vehicles and an occupied home last month, along with 29-year-old Briana Paige Gomez of Rockingham.
The case was investigated by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Items reportedly stolen during the spree include: a Glock 19 9mm handgun; a Sig Sauer P365 9mm handgun; a Glock 19 Gen 3; a Glock 19 with Holosun red dot sight; and a Bosch impact drill.
Cross was arrested Sept. 4 and charged with: 20 counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle; four counts of larceny of a firearm; and one count each of larceny after breaking and entering, first-degree burglary, and felony conspiracy.
Richmond County Jail records show Cross is being held on a combined $60,000 secured bond.
Peterkin was arrested Sept. 15 and charged with: 22 counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle; four counts of larceny of a firearm; and one count each of larceny after breaking and entering, first-degree burglary, and felony conspiracy.
Records show Peterkin also has multiple pending charges in Montgomery County. He is being held on a combined $301,000 secured bond.
Gomez was arrested Aug. 12 and is being held on a combined $230,000 secured bond. Online court records show nine counts of larceny after breaking and entering were dismissed on Aug. 13.
A motion to reduce Gomez’s bond was denied on Sept. 11, records show. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 25.
Both Cross and Peterkin are scheduled to appear in court Oct. 2 on the Richmond County charges.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
