Man Arrested for Stealing Three Firearms from Two Local Businesses

July 02, 2018

The Tallahassee Police Department has made an arrest for three firearm thefts occurring Friday, June 29, 2018 at two different business.  TPD officers responded to Cash America Pawn located 2535 South Adams Street at 11:21 a.m.  Employees reported a man requested to look at two handguns, a .45 caliber and a .380 caliber handgun.  The man picked up both handguns and ran outside the store without purchasing them, fleeing the area in a silver Toyota.  A second call was received at 3:12 p.m. at Academy Sports located at 3122 Mahan Drive where employees detained a man who tried to run out of the store with a firearm, ammunition, and a backpack, which were stolen from the business.  Officers reviewed the evidence and arrested Jason White for stealing a .40 caliber handgun from Academy Sports.  Investigators with the Burglary Crimes Unit assisted with the investigation and reviewed evidence from Cash America Pawn, connecting Mr. White to both cases.  A search warrant was obtained by investigators for Mr. White’s vehicle, a silver Toyota Corolla, and the .45 caliber handgun stolen from Cash America Pawn was recovered inside the vehicle.

The case has been assigned to investigators from TPD’s Burglary Crimes Unit.  Investigators are asking anyone with additional information about this case to please call them at (850) 891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.  For further details, the probable cause affidavits are attached to this release and have been redacted in accordance with Florida Statute 119.07(2)(e) & 119.071(5)(a).

Arrested:

Jason F. White
DOB:  05/01/1994

Charge:

3 counts of Grand Theft of a Firearm pursuant to Florida Statute 812.014(2)(c)5.