Man Arrested in Connection with Burglary Ring

Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man identified as a person of interest in a burglary ring, Friday.

The ring is suspected to target homes in West Pacso. Vineyard, who has an arrst record, was found in the Beacon Woods subdivision around 8 p.m. Friday.

The Tampa Bay Times reports Vineyard is the former president of a local chapter of the Aryan Brotherhood. It aso reports that on Tuesday, a Sheriff's Office SWAT team entered the Moon Lake home of his grandparents to search for him. They didn't find him.

Charges Vineyard faces include:

*Dealing in stolen property
*Possession of narcotics
*Possession of paraphernalia

In a previous article, Pasco Sheriff’s Office spokesman Doug Tobin classified the burglary ring as “large” and said arrests have been made.

Arrests of people believed connected to the ring so far include:

• Kristopher James Watson, 25, of 10524 Evergreen St. in New Port Richey, was arrested Feb. 2 on multiple charges, including two counts of burglary of an occupied dwelling. He remained in the Land O’ Lakes Jail today, Feb. 7.
• 21, of the same Evergreen Street address, was arrested Feb. 1 in connection with the burglaries. He also faces multiple charges, including dealing in stolen property, and remains behind bars tonight.

The Watsons are brothers. Tobin did not say how many burglaries have been connected to the ring.