Incident report

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INCIDENT / ARREST REPORT

Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department
711 Jackson Avenue E
Oxford, MS 38655

 _X_ INCIDENT
     ___ Juvenile
     ___ Senior Citizen
     ___ Gang

  ___ ARREST
     ___ Child Abuse
     ___ Domestic
     ___ Involved Alcohol
 CASE NUMBER:
  001042-05C-2021		 Date Reported:
   3/5/2021		  Time Reported:
   11:30 AM
 OFFENSE:
  97-17-23		  STATUTE:
  		  _X_ Committed
  ___ Attempted
 OFFENSE:
  		  STATUTE:
  		   ___ Committed
  ___ Attempted
 OFFENSE:
  STATUTE:
   ___ Committed
  ___ Attempted
 Location of Offense(Exact address, include Room/ Apt. No.)
  3 CR 169, Alesville, Mississippi		  Date of Offense:
  3/5/2021		  Time of Offense:
  11:30 AM
 Location of Arrest (Exact address, include Room/Apt. No.)
  3 CR 169, Alesville, Mississippi		  Date of Arrest:
  3/5/2021		  Time of Arrest:
  11:41 AM
 Reporting Officer:
  Deputy Fred Willits		  Unit Number:
  304		  Assisting Officer:
  N/A		  Unit Number:
  N/A

 

Persons

PERSON 1
 Type:
 Arrestee		  Category:
 Adult		  Foul Play Suspected
 Yes
 Name:
  Brandon Ebner		  Alias/Street Name/ Nickname
 none		  Vic/Offender Relationship
 unknown
 Race
 White		  Height
 5' 10"		  Weight
 180 lbs		  Hair
 Dark blond		  Eyes
 Blue		  Sex
  M
 Hat
 None		  Jacket/Coat
 Black		  Shirt
 Blue		  Pants
 Blue denim		  Skirt/Dress
  N/A
 Age
     20		  DOB
  4/8/2000		  Soc. Security #
 XXX-XX-XXXX		  Scars/Marks/Tattoos
  None visible
 Injury Extent
 None		  Injury Description
N/A
 Address
 225 Eagles Nest Lane, Oxford, Mississippi		  Res Phone 816-XXXX
 Bus Phone 816-XXXX
 Occupation
 Freelance photographer		  Employer/School
 self		  Employer Address
 225 Eagles Nest Lane, Oxford, Mississippi

 

Reporting Officer's Narrative

 REPORTING OFFICER'S NARRATIVE(Brief narrative of the facts surrounding the offense and the arrest.)

At 11:30 a.m. Unit #304 (Deputy Fred Willits) was dispatched to a residence on County Road 169 in Alesville to respond to a triggered silent security alarm. Reporting Officer (R/O) Willits arrived at the scene at 11:38 a.m.

Upon arrival at the residence, R/O Willits observed no signs of forced entry. However, upon exiting his vehicle, he noticed a young man coming out through a back gate. Upon seeing the police vehicle, the young man immediately put his hands in the air and said something unintelligible. R/O Willits approached the man after instructing him to kneel on the ground and keep his hands up. A search incident to arrest found that the suspect was neither armed nor in possession of any burglary tools.

At this point, R/O requested backup, and Unit #224 (Officer Steve Harding) was dispatched to the scene and arrived at 11:44 a.m. The suspect then identified himself as Brandon Ebner (Person 1), a friend of the family that lives at the residence. The suspect was informed that a security alarm at the residence had been triggered and was questioned about what he was doing there. The suspect refused to provide any explanation, saying only that he wouldn't talk until he could speak to a detective.

R/O Harding then transported Mr. Ebner to the detective bureau for questioning related to this incident while R/O Willits conducted a search near the home's exterior where he first observed the suspect exiting the gate. During the course of that search, R/O Willits found a pry bar on the ground and damage to the easternmost rear window consistent with a forced entry. CSU was notified, and R/O Willits secured the scene until CSU arrived.

Throughout the time R/O was on scene, R/O made several attempts to alert any resident within the home of a law enforcement presence without success. R/O eventually notified Dispatch of the situation and was informed that detectives had contacted the homeowner and would follow up.

R/O Willits then attempted to talk to the next-door neighbors but received no response.

 

 DEFENDANT'S VERSION/REMARKS(What did the defendant say?)

 The suspect identified himself as Brandon Ebner and claimed to be a friend of the family that lives in the residence at 3 CR 169, Alesville.

 Mr. Ebner said he wanted to speak to detectives and thereafter remained silent.

 REPORTING OFFICER  Fred Willits  DATE REPORTED  3/5/2021
 REPORTING OFFICER  //Fred Willits
 Signature		  304
 Unit Number		  3/5/2021
 Date
 ASSISTING OFFICER  Steve Harding
 Signature		  224
 Unit Number		  3/5/2021
 Date