The mother of suspected burglar captured Wednesday evening and an associate of his were arrested as part of a Savannah-Chatham police investigation into a string of local burglaries.
Teco Tujuara Jones, the 40-year-old mother of Terah Kamel Jones, was arrested in the 100 block of Montgomery Street late Wednesday night and charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive. Additionally, police spokesman Julian Miller said Thursday, 29-year-old Robert Jamal Benton was arrested Wednesday evening when the 23-year-old Jones was apprehended by U.S. Marshals and Central Precinct detectives on Newell Street. Benton was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and parole violation.
Terah Jones had been wanted on two charges of burglary and was wanted for questioning in at least nine additional burglaries, Miller said. When he was arrested he was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Miller said Thursday Jones was going to be questioned by other law enforcement agencies about separate incidents.
Miller said another suspect in the burglary string — one of four of Jones alleged associates who had previously been arrested and charged — turned himself in to police Thursday morning on a probation violation charge. 21-year-old Mark Anthony Smalls Jr. was arrested May 13 and charged with three counts of burglary, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and burglary in the second degree. He was released on bond on May 22, Miller said.
Savannah-Chatham and neighboring police departments are continuing the investigation, Miller said.