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Four teenagers from the Kathleen area of Lakeland were arrested Sunday evening, August 30, 2026, accused of conspiring to commit car burglaries and theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier that day, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area near Kathleen Road and Raulerson Road, north of Lakeland, after a resident discovered someone had burgled his vehicle and stole a firearm from within. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A detective learned that four juveniles were witnessed in the area the night before, shining lights into vehicles, then running to a residence nearby. The investigation continued from there, and following a series of interviews, four suspects were identified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of the suspects reside next to each other, in the near vicinity of the victim. They were identified as 15-year-old Fenton Schofield and 15-year-old Dakarai Fennell<\/strong>. Both also had been arrested for stealing a vehicle on August 22nd in the same area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other two suspects were identified as 16-year old Viktor Mullen and 15-year-old Michael Buey<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The father of Fenton Schofield allowed detectives to search his son’s bedroom, and during that search the stolen firearm was found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was also discovered that Schofield and Buey had deleted text messages about their crimes in an effort to hide the information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All four were arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center and charged with Armed Burglary of Conveyance (F1), Grand Theft of a Firearm (F3), Conspiracy to Commit Burglary (F3), and Loitering\/Prowling (M2).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schofield and Buey were also charged with Tampering with Evidence (F3).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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