06/08/2026
Outstanding work by Sgt. John Banner's shift overnight in apprehending an armed car burglary suspect that has now been linked to multiple offenses over the past two weeks. The department's leadership team and Patrol Division started noticing a trend in the S. Las Vegas Trail and Westpoint Blvd. corridor involving recent burglary of motor vehicles. A plan was created to put officers in unmarked cars in addition to regular patrol vehicles in an attempt to catch the suspect who was believed to be operating on foot between the hours of 1 a.m and 4 a.m.
A break in the case came on Monday, June 8, 2026, around 2:18 a.m., when Sgt. Banner saw a suspect walking in the 1700 block of S. Las Vegas Trail wearing a hooded sweatshirt and blue latex gloves with a backpack (the weather was very warm for the clothing also). This description of the suspect matched some social media videos from citizens that were shared with the department. Immediately, a handgun was taken off the suspect inside the front of his pants that was linked to a car burglary from Mark Court the night before in the Sunview housing addition. Corporal Gasper Martinez, Officer Christopher Wiseman, and Officer Brian Leal arrived quickly to assist on the investigation. WEST COMM 911 Dispatchers Sarah LeGrand and Kelly Dennis were on the dispatch consoles to assist in determining the offense locations and confirming the handgun was stolen.
Detectives have determined that the suspect, originally believed to be from the Houston area, was staying at the West Worth Inn & Suites located in the 8100 block of West Freeway for the past two weeks. We believe this was his operating base to commit burglaries at night. Detective/Corporal Laura Gonzalez obtained a search warrant for the room and recovered additional stolen items (iPad, credit and debit cards, bags, purses, etc...) and numerous pawn tickets.
"As of this morning, we have linked him to six vehicle burglaries but we fully believe he is responsible for more offenses," said Chief of Police Christopher Cook. "Amazing teamwork and collaboration between our Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Unit on sharing intel and getting this main suspect in custody overnight."
23-year old Dmarion Adrian King has been formally charged with felony Theft of a Firearm from a vehicle with additional counts of burglary of motor vehicles being added. He remains in the White Settlement Law Enforcement Detention Center.
Incredible work over the past couple of weeks!
