A reportedly homeless man was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a burglary at Fountain Lake School last month in which food was stolen from the cafeteria.
Bobby Lynn Blackwood, 55, who lists no home address, was taken into custody shortly after 9:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Reserve Street on a felony warrant for commercial burglary, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He was being held on $3,500 bond and appeared Wednesday in Garland County District Court.
According to the probable cause affidavit, on Nov. 11, during the night, an employee of Fountain Lake School, 4207 Park Ave., reported a burglary in which an unknown man had walked around the campus trying to get in various buildings through several different doors.
The man was finally able to gain entry through a door leading into the cafeteria area and removed multiple food products from one of the coolers. He then left carrying the stolen items with much of the activity captured on security video.
Garland County sheriff's investigators obtained still photos from the video, which they posted on the sheriff's Facebook page and distributed to patrol and detention center deputies.
Detention center deputies notified investigators that a man, identified as Blackwood, had been arrested for driving while intoxicated on Nov. 13 by the National Park Service and appeared to be the same man from the school video.
Blackwood had been released on bond but investigators were reportedly able to compare his booking photo and his Facebook profile photo to the photos of the burglary suspect and confirm it was him.
The affidavit notes Blackwood had some distinctive facial tattoos that were visible in the burglary photos and his recent booking photo. A warrant for his arrest was later issued.
Local on 12/13/2018