Suspect in school PC thefts arrested

Teen accomplice sought

Lexington County and Batesburg-Leesville authorities arrested a 20-year-old Gilbert man on suspicion he took dozens of computers from Batesburg-Leesville High School.

Jeremy Antwoin "Tookie" Williams, of Austin McCartha Drive, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on two counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of grand larceny and two counts of criminal conspiracy, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said.

Williams is suspected of taking 51 computers valued at $75,238 from the high school in February and April, the department said.

According to arrest warrants, Williams, along with an unnamed 16-year-old accomplice, is suspected of taking 15 laptops and other electronic equipment from the school on Summerland Avenue between Feb. 1 and Feb. 4. Those items were valued at $16,500, the department said.

On April 20, Williams and the teen-ager are accused of returning to the school and taking another 36 laptops and other equipment worth $50,828.

The 16-year-old is at large, the department said. He is wanted on identical charges, but would face them in family court.

Anyone who knows where the boy is can call Crime Stoppers of the Midlands at (888) 559-TIPS (8477), or the sheriff's department at (803) 785-8230. Information can also be left online at midlandscrimestoppers.com or at the Crime Tip link at lexingtonsheriff.com.

Williams is at the Lexington County Detention Center today on bail set at a total of $230,000.