Local law enforcement agents believe they have arrested a suspect responsible for a string of burglaries at the Brickfire Project’s Westside Drive headquarters.
Starkville police officers were dispatched to the 143 Westside Drive location at approximately 3 a.m. Thursday in reference to a suspicious person at the location.
They detained Christian Cordarius Bobo, 23, of Starkville, at the scene and charged him with three counts of commercial burglary and possession of a firearm by a felony after he was interrogated by investigators.
His bond was set at $100,000, and he was transferred to the Oktibbeha County Jail.
Bobo will make his initial appearance in Starkville Municipal Court at 6 p.m. on April 11.
Burglars accessed the Brickfire Project location at least twice since Feb. 16, a previous Starkville Police Department release stated.
The non-profit provides child care, after-school programs, skills training and other services to the community.
The investigation into the Brickfire Project burglaries is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call SPD at 662-323-4131 or the Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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