SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for a series of burglaries that involve 26 felony counts and 28 misdemeanor counts.
Just after 2:30p.m. February 11, police were investigating the theft of a backpack from a vehicle at a business in the 3700 Block of North Woodlawn, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Officers located the car in an apartment complex in the 400 Block of West Central in Wichita. As they approached, Everett fled on foot along with another suspect identified as 33-year-old James Fulfer of Wichita. After a brief chase, police arrested both of them.
Everett was in possession of a window punch and Fulfer had property from the thefts on North Woodlawn.
Through several days of compiling information, speaking to victims and reviewing video evidence, investigators tied the two suspects to twenty police investigations involving theft from vehicles, according to Davidson.
Everett was formally charged Tuesday with 9 counts of burglary to auto, theft, 7 counts of criminal damage to property, 7 counts of unlawful use of a financial card, 2 counts of attempted unlawful use of a financial card and an aggravated weapons violation, according to Davidson. He has previous convictions that include criminal damage to property, burglary, theft, criminal trespass and theft by deception, according to Davidson.
Fulfer was formally charged Tuesday with 5 counts of burglary to auto, one count of felony theft, 4 counts of theft, 5 counts of criminal damage to property, possession of drug paraphernalia, meth and unlawful use of a financial card. He has previous convictions that include possession of narcotics and criminal possession of a weapon, according to Davidson.