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String of break-ins at apartment complex leads to Holden man’s arrest

Online Niel October 28, 2024

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (KCTV) – A man is behind bars after several Warrensburg apartment complexes were hit with burglaries for weeks.

Johnson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed Friday, Oct. 25, indicate that Samuel M. Sneed, 35, of Holden, was charged in connection with a string of burglaries.

On October 7, the Warrensburg Police Department said he was called to the Parkview Gardens apartments at 411 E. North St. with reports of a burglary. This was the beginning of a series of break-ins that lasted about three weeks.

Law enforcement officials said that on Oct. 7, Sneed allegedly entered the management office at Parkview Gardens and took a set of master keys to apartments around the complex. Tools and cash were also taken, resulting in a loss of nearly $4,000 to the complex.

In the following weeks, several break-ins were reported at Parkview Gardens, as well as a nearby laundromat, Spring Ridge Apartments and a rental property. However, on October 17, law enforcement officials said they had identified Sneed as a suspect.

Investigators said they didn’t find Sneed until Oct. 23 during another burglary at the Spring Ridge Apartments. This time his vehicle was found and secured as Sneed was arrested. He was booked into the Johnson Co. Detention Center. for four counts of burglary.

As of Sunday, October 27, Sneed remains behind bars on a $10,000 bond. A hearing on the councilor’s status has been set for Wednesday, October 39 at 1:30 p.m.