At approximately 11:23 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to the Chapel Ridge Apartment Complex after receiving calls of a suspected burglary. Witnesses told officers that a man, identified as 28-year-old Michael Deshone Ventry of Benton, was noticed exiting a residence wearing surgical gloves and carrying a TV and Playstation video game system under his arms. Witnesses said Ventry then entered another residence.
After securing the area, detectives responded to the area and executed a search warrant for the residence witnesses noticed Ventry enter last. Detectives reported finding Ventry hiding in a bathroom closet. Ventry was taken into custody and transported to the Saline County Detention Center. Ventry faces charges of Residential Burglary, class B felony; Theft of Property, class D felony; Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Property to Facilitate a Crime, class B felony; and Criminal Mischief, class A misdemeanor.
During the arrest of Michael Ventry, a juvenile was also taken into custody for charges of class B felony Residential Burglary and class D felony Theft of Property. Micquelle Ventry, 19, of Benton was also taken into custody for charges of Hindering Apprehension, class C felony. Micquelle Ventry also was served a warrant for eight counts of Failure to Appear.
The investigation is on-going. Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS. Individuals also may send us an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
Any suspects listed are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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