EUSTIS, Florida—An accused vehicle burglar is behind bars after he was caught on video entering one vehicle and attempting to enter a second one, according to an arrest affidavit.
Eustis Police responded to Blue Lake Estates off State Road 44 after a victim reported a possible vehicle burglary shortly before 4 a.m. Wednesday. The victim allowed police to view video surveillance from his home that showed a man entering a vehicle and attempting to enter a second one, according to the affidavit.
About an hour later, EPD found Damon Cornelius Evans, 33, of Eustis, walking about a mile away from the neighborhood and identified him as the culprit. According to Evans’ online jail booking records, he lives in Blue Lake Estates on a different street, but he told police he is homeless.
Officers searched Evans and found a pair of Coach sunglasses in a case and a $100 bill. The items were taken into evidence and Evans was arrested for burglary to a conveyance. He was transported to the Lake County Jail, where he is being held on $2,000 bond.
Evans was arrested earlier this year for grand theft, domestic battery and criminal mischief following an altercation with an ex-girlfriend. The charges were later dropped.
Blue Lake Estates has been hit with vehicle burglars several times this year; EPD has stepped up patrols in the area and made several arrests in the last few months.