July 6, 2021
On July 2, 2021 the Levy County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a concerned citizen who reported a suspicious vehicle seen near their home. The reporting person told the LCSO Communications dispatcher she saw a grey Dodge truck come into her subdivision early that morning. Several hours later she saw the same truck leaving with a load of large boxes in the bed. The truck was driven by a white male. The citizen also saw another male and a female inside the cab. The driver of this truck asked the citizen to move her vehicle over on the narrow road so they could pass.
Deputy Matt Adams was dispatched to the area and saw the described truck traveling north on SR 121. Deputy Adams was attempting to run the tag on the truck when the driver increased his speed and began to make evasive turns. Deputy Adams then conducted a traffic stop and when the vehicle came to a full stop, a male exited the passenger side of the truck and fled into the woods.
Detectives arrived on scene to assist Deputy Adams. The subsequent investigation revealed the trio entered into a home under construction and had stolen all of the new appliances that had recently been delivered. Detective Jarod Lee was able to use tracking information found on the boxes to identify both the owner and the location where the items had been delivered to and stolen from.
Shortly after taking the driver and the female passenger into custody, a second call was received of a suspicious person on a front porch as seen by a homeowner using their doorbell camera. Detective Lee and other deputies responded to the suspicious person call and located the man. He was identified as the person who fled from the traffic stop Deputy Adams made. He too was taken into custody.
Detectives discovered the three persons they had arrested, Timothy Pearson (6/5/87) the driver, Douglas Jordan (12/22/88) the passenger and Triana Taylor (9/23/85) all of whom are from Citrus County, are current suspects in multiple burglaries in Citrus and Hernando Counties. All subjects are currently being held in the Levy County Detention Facility.
This investigation is still on-going. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Corporal C.J. Perryman at 352-486-5111. You may also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-7-877-349-8477.