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| David Hosea outside the city building this morning |
Two juveniles, one from Fort Thomas and one from Covington, were arrested this morning, after they broke into David Hosea’s house on Walker Road. Hosea said that he awoke in the early morning hours as he normally does, before 4 AM. He walked outside of his bedroom and ran into the two teens, one of whom tried to swing bolt cutters at the Fort Thomas businessman.
Hosea then said he chased them into his basement, but thought better, and had his wife call the police.
The two suspects allegedly hid in the woods in and around N. Fort Thomas Ave. About 2 hours later and officer spotted them and they took off, eventually hiding in a recycling dumpster at St. Catherine. When they were caught, according to Hosea, 15-20 cruisers from many jurisdictions had them surrounded in the early morning hours.
“I’m sure glad to pay my taxes in Fort Thomas this week,” said Hosea.
Also according to Hosea, this robbery was not random. “I come to find out that these were the same people who broke in and robbed (us) two other times.”
The alleged burglars are being charged with first degree robbery. They are also charged with receiving stolen property.
“They started their night in Covington,” said Sgt. Casey Kilgore of the FTPD. “They stole an (Ford) F150, drove around a little bit and ended up here, which is where they wrecked the truck then went to (Hosea’s) home.”
