dewalt tools : Two Seguin men arrested on burglary charges

Two Seguin men are behind bars after they allegedly broke into a garage in the 500 block of East Cedar Street to steal power tools.

Kewamee Wilson, 30, and Vidal Gonzales, 27, were arrested Thursday and charged with burglary.

According to Lt. Mike Watts, police were called for a burglary in progress at 11:19 a.m.

“A caller [saw] a black male open the garage door, [go in to] the garage while the second person acted as a lookout,” Watts alleged.

Investigators arrived and began searching around the outside of the garage and noticed the door was not properly closed.

“They opened the garage door, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw [Wilson] standing inside the open door with a gray and black backpack loaded with power tools,” Watts said.

Wilson was immediately taken into custody without incident.

The home’s owner arrived a short time later to identify the tools.

Meanwhile, police began searching for Gonzales and found him a short time later about a block away. He was arrested and charged with Wilson with the burglary, Watts said.

The tools recovered from the backpack included a cordless Skil saw, a DeWalt cordless drill and a cordless Rotozip router.

The tools were valued at more than $280 and were returned to the owner.

Gonzales and Wilson were taken to the Guadalupe County Jail and officially charged. Gonzales was released on $20,000 bond. Wilson is still in jail in lieu of $20,000.

By Bryan Kirk