Cumming Assault Victim is Suspect in Sandy Springs Burglary

The victim of a Cumming home invasion, on Halloween, has been arrested for a September burglary in Sandy Springs.

Sandy Springs Police arrested David L. Geary, 28, on an outstanding warrant from a Sept. 28 burglary at 5820 Greenbrier Road, near Hammond Drive and Glenridge Road.

Cash totaling $10,000, jewelry, a vehicle title, and car and home keys were among the items taken in the burglary, according to the SSPD. The homeowner told police that a man knocked on her door and asked for “James,” on Sept. 27, the day before the burglary.

“When this burglary occurred, there was a construction worker across the street that saw it,” said Sandy Springs Police Lt. Steve Rose. “The two guys walked right past him. A few days later the same two guys came back into the same neighborhood again.”

They were stopped and questioned by a police officer. Later the construction worker identified the suspects in a photo lineup, Rose added. The second suspect is not in custody, police say.

On Halloween, Sean M. Kinney, 27, and Jodie Marie Davis, 22 were arrested following an armed robbery and assault at Geary’s Cumming home.

Investigator Jason Soles of the said the suspects  allegedly busted in the back door of Geary's home around 1 a.m. He was asleep on the couch at the time. They allegedly beat up Geary while trying to get him to tell them where money was hidden. After an hour, Geary revealed to Kinney and Davis where the money was located, according to Soles.

The couple then tied up Geary using shoestrings and placed a plastic bag over his head and left with a large amount of cash. Geary managed to free himself and get help at a neighbor's house.

Lt. Col. Gene Moss, with the FCSO, said after Geary was taken to , treated for his injuries and released, he was arrested by .

"We ran a history on him as a precaution, because this thing didn't add up correctly," Moss said.

As the investigation progressed Halloween morning it was discovered that Geary knew the suspects, Moss added

"This was a retaliation [the robbery and assault] for an earlier theft that had occurred," he said. "These two perpetrators went in there and knew he had money. They were going to rip him off."

The suspects were located around 5 p.m. on Monday near a business in Tucker, in DeKalb County.  Investigators believe that the two were planning to leave the area.

Authorities found a large quantity of prescription drugs and marijuana with the couple, but it is not believed the drugs were taken from Geary's home.

“We also recovered a considerable amount of cash from them,” said Moss.

Kinney and Davis were arrested and charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault and are both being held at the _ with no bond.