OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa Police Department made 3 arrests on Saturday after a reported theft attempt.
On Friday, April 19, 2024, at approximately 5:43 a.m., the Ottumwa Police Department received a report of someone trying to break in to the ATM at the Meridian Credit Union located at 1206 N. Jefferson, Ottumwa. It was reported to police that suspects had hooked chains to the ATM from a truck and were trying to use the truck to pull open the door to the ATM or remove the ATM from the ground.
Police responded to the area and located the truck that had been used in the commission of the crime. That truck was determined to have been stolen overnight from a hotel parking lot in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Police located another vehicle that the suspect’s were using to try to leave the area. That vehicle was stopped near the intersection of N. Court and Highland Ave. The suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Wapello County Jail. Charged as a result of this investigation are the following:
- Cary Ray Jones JR, age 28, of 4030 Floral Way Ct, Fresno, Texas
- Zachary Bernard Ray, age 32, of 2350 Atascocita Rd., Humble, Texas
- Rayvion Deon Reynolds-Flower, age 23, currently a student at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA (Formerly of Kingwood, Texas)
Jones, Ray, and Reynolds-Flower are all charged with the following offenses:
- Theft 1st Degree, a Class “C” Felony
- Possession of Stolen Property Theft 1st, a Class “C” Felony
- Criminal Mischief 1st Degree, a Class “C” Felony
Police also executed a search warrant on the vehicle the suspects were stopped in. That vehicle was determined to be a rented vehicle from Texas. Additional evidence was seized as a result of that search.
Additionally, Rayvion Deon Reynolds-Flower was arrested on an arrest warrant out of Texas for Felony Theft of More Than $30,000 but less than $150,000.
