Three suspects charged in connection with Kosciusko County break-ins

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Kosciusko County break-ins

(From left) Robert Allen Leer, Gary David Jones and Lynnae Bell (Photos provided)

By Beth Boehne

WARSAW — Three more suspects allegedly involved in breaking into over 100 vehicles in Kosciusko County are in police custody.

At 12:46 a.m. May 1, according to police, deputies responded to a residential burglary in the Camelot Lake area of Milford.

Officers had found that a suspect had entered an unlocked vehicle, obtained keys and gone into the residence. The homeowner awoke and confronted the suspect, giving chase but ultimately lost contact with him.

Milford police later were able to provide Kosciusko County officers with a person who matched the homeowner’s description of the suspect.

Johnny Lee Leer, 20, of Milford was interviewed by the officers and confessed to the burglary incident and other vehicle break-ins, according to police.

Leer said he and others, who he identified to police, entered unlocked vehicles in Milford, Syracuse, Wawasee Lake, Warsaw and Winona Lake, as well as some residences where keys were left in the vehicles.

Warrants were issued for the three suspects, and they turned themselves in May 27.

Robert Allen Leer, 19, of Milford has been charged with felony burglary and is being held on $20,000 bond.

Gary David Jones, 20, of Milford has been charged with felony burglary and is being held on $20,000 bond.

Lynnae Bell, 19, of Warsaw has been charged with felony burglary and is being held on $20,000 bond.

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