Stolen TV Ring Has Ties To Joliet's Sharks Fish Parking Lot

Two men from Chicago, 28-year-old Deshun Anderson and 30-year-old Lamar Burkhalter, are accused of being partners in crime during a recent cargo heist in Bolingbrook over Thanksgiving weekend. Anderson, who lives in the 6300 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue, is charged with money laundering, a Class 3 felony, as well as theft, a Class A misdemeanor. His codefendant, Burkhalter, lives in the 7800 block of South Shore Drive, and Burkhalter faces identical criminal charges as Anderson.

Both men were taken into custody by Bolingbrook police officers on December 1, a week ago Friday.

According to their criminal complaint, Burkhalter and Anderson "offered a Samsung television for sale at 410 South Chicago Street, Joliet, Will County, Illinois, which had been stolen from Neovia Logistics in Bolingbrook, Will County, Illinois, on November 25, 2017." The location where the stolen merchandise was being sold is part of a commercial strip mall just down the street from the Will County Jail. The address in the criminal complaint comes back to the Starks Fish & Chicken.

The theft charge against Anderson and Burkhalter states that they "knowingly obtained control over stolen property of Neovia Logistics ... a television, knowing the property to have been stolen or under circumstances as would reasonably induce said defendants to believe that the property was stolen..."

Last weekend, Bolingbrook's Police Department released the following information related to the crime:

Bolingbrook police responded to a cargo theft on the 100 block of East Crossroads Parkway. More than 300 Samsung TVs were stolen from a trailer. The theft had happened between November 25-27, police said. The value of the stolen merchandise was $148,000.

According to Will County Jail booking files, Anderson and Burkhalter each drew $20,000 bonds from the judge.

Lamar Burkhalter

Burkhalter spent six days in custody before coming up with $2,000 cash to get out of jail on Wednesday afternoon. His codefendant Anderson hasn't been as lucky. He remains locked up in Will County unable to make bond.

Deshun Anderson

Main image via Google Maps. Mugshots of Lamar Burkhalter and Deshun Anderson via Will County Sheriff's Department