St. Petersburg man accused of breaking in to Tyrone Square Mall
Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail
St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg Police received a 9-1-1 call just before 6 a.m. Thursday of someone inside of Macy's Department Store at Tyrone Square Mall.
The mall was not open to the public at the time.
The backstory:
Apparently, a Macy's employee arrived early to work to prepare to open the store for the day, when the suspect was seen inside the store.
The employee then ran out of the store and called 911 to report the intruder.
Police say they arrived minutes later, conducted a search of the store and found 24-year-old Deanjay Enrique Roberts crouching under a mattress in the bedding department on the second floor.
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He was arrested and charged with felony burglary of an unoccupied structure.
The felony burglary charge is due to Roberts removing his gray T-shirt and putting on a blue denim jacket. The jacket belonged to Macy's. Police say the jacket was worth around $30.
What's next:
Roberts was booked in to the Pinellas County Jail.
He is expected to answer to the charges in front of a judge.
The Source: The information comes from discussions with St. Petersburg Police, the arresting affidavit and information from the Pinellas County Jail.