Crime & Safety
4 In Custody, 1 On The Lam In Deadly Home Invasions
Amber "Skittles" Hembree, 20, last spotted in Vallejo, is wanted in connection with pot-related robberies in which one was killed: officials
SONOMA COUNTY, CA – The Sonoma County Sheriff's office arrested five suspects in Thursday's two home-invasion robberies in the county, in which one person was killed and one injured, but one individual is still at large, Amber Hembree, 20, of Virginia, authorities said.
Four suspects, Tyrone Mcrae, 25, of Jackson, Mississippi, Jonathan Jackson, 19, of Richmond Hill, New York, Mussie Himed, 27, of Santa Rosa and David Ealey, 23, of Richmond, Virgina were arrested for murder, robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and conspiracy.
Three of the suspects were arrested in Vallejo and a fourth suspect was arrested at a Motel 6 in Santa Rosa around 5 p.m. Thursday.
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The fifth suspect, Hembree, also known as "Skittles, was last seen in Vallejo, and is considered armed and dangerous and is a Crip gang member, the sheriff's office said. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call (707) 565-2650. Sheriff's deputies today released two photos of Hembree, (shown above) with one from her Facebook page and the other a surveillance image from Thursday in Vallejo.
The five suspects allegedly fled to Vallejo in a van after the home invasion robberies. The van was spotted near a Denny's restaurant in Vallejo and it crashed into another vehicle and a fire hydrant during a
pursuit by Vallejo police and the California Highway Patrol, the sheriff's office said.
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The first home invasion robbery happened around 4:20 a.m. in the 1900 block of Fulton Road. A man who lived in the residence was shot and he was taken to a hospital, the sheriff's office said.
The second robbery occurred around 6:45 a.m. in the 3600 block of Melcon Lane southwest of Santa Rosa.
Jose Luis Torres, 54, was shot during that robbery and died at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Both robberies appear to be marijuana-related, the sheriff's office said.
Hembree was described as African-American, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds, the agency said.
Anyone with information can call Sheriff's Dispatch at 707-565-2121.
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--Bay City News contributed to this post/Images, one of suspects' van, via Sonoma Sheriff
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