Nationwide — Dennis Anthony Walker, who’s from Mendenhall, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for breaking right into a Rankin County house and stealing a baby’s piggy financial institution. Investigators linked him to the October 2023 housebreaking utilizing surveillance footage, witness reviews, and objects left behind on the scene.Based on WLBT, Walker broke right into a home on Clara Foote Street on October 13, 2023. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Division responded to a 911 name and located the house ransacked. A baby’s piggy financial institution was stolen, and there have been clear indicators of compelled entry.
Neighbors informed deputies they noticed a person working from the home into the woods. Throughout their search, deputies discovered a pair of pink flip-flops close to the scene. In addition they found a car hidden within the woods subsequent to the house. A verify with dispatch confirmed the automobile was registered to Dennis Walker, and his driver’s license was inside.
When the house owner returned, she confirmed deputies safety footage from inside the house. The video confirmed a person strolling by the home — sporting pink flip flops. Deputies matched the individual within the footage to Walker’s ID.
Primarily based on the proof, investigators issued a warrant for Walker’s arrest. With assist from Simpson County deputies, he was later discovered and brought into custody. Throughout questioning, he admitted to the break-in.
Authorities additionally realized Walker had earlier housebreaking convictions in close by counties. On April 22, Circuit Decide Steve Ratcliff sentenced him to 25 years within the custody of the Mississippi Division of Corrections.
