Deputies: Search underway near Sanford for person involved in armed burglary

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A search was underway Friday afternoon near Sanford for a person who was involved in an armed burglary near Altamonte Springs, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies were called at about 1:15 p.m. to a home on Virginia Avenue near North Street and Palm Springs Drive in the Sanlando Springs neighborhood after a homeowner said he walked in on an armed trio burglarizing his home, said Bob Kealing, a Sheriff's Office spokesman.

One of the suspects was carrying a shotgun, believed to be stolen from the home, and pointed it at the victim.

The homeowner, who was also armed, fired a shot and the burglars fled uninjured, Kealing said.

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Deputies said the burglars were seen in a car near West Lake Mary Boulevard and Interstate 4, and they bailed from the vehicle at West State Road 46 and International Parkway near Sanford.

Deputies said they took 24-year-old Dequan Jones and a woman into custody and they continue to search for a third person, who was later identified as Daquon Atkins.

Daquon Atkins (left). Dequan Jones (right).

Jones faces charges of burglary, larceny of a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and using a firearm during the commission of a felony.

The woman arrested was later determined to not have been involved with the burglary and was released from custody.

"When I found out about the incident, it's like kind of scary," said local Nathan Leighty. "That it's way over here from Altamonte to way over here."

Investigators said they discovered a gun in the car. It is unknown if the third person is armed.

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Still an active scene near International Parkway and SR 46 in Seminole County where deputies are searching for a burglary suspect who was shot at by a homeowner. 2 people have already been caught. pic.twitter.com/ZeBWIodFbQ
— Len Kiese WFTV (@LenKieseTV) May 3, 2019