Suspect admits to 82 Mobile-area car burglaries, sheriff’s office says

Suspect admits to 82 Mobile-area car burglaries, sheriff’s office says

A 25-year-old Prichard man is in custody and facing multiple charges after he admitted to no less than 82 auto burglaries in the Mobile area, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Dakwon Oliver was taken into custody Wednesday morning by the MCSO Special Operations Unit. Oliver was taken to the sheriff’s office southside substation, where he was interviewed and confessed to the vehicle burglaries, including:

  • 14 cases in Mobile County
  • 35 cases in Saraland
  • 20 cases on Dauphin Island
  • 8 cases in Semmes
  • 5 cases in the City of Mobile

As of Wednesday afternoon, Oliver is charged with 10 counts of unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle and six counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. He is also facing revocation of his probation from previous convictions. He is being held without bond at the Mobile Metro Jail awaiting a Sept. 22 court appearance.

Two other suspects were arrested in connection with the rash of auto burglaries.

Montreal Alonzo Standberry, 26, of Mobile was arrested Aug. 25 and charged with seven counts of breaking and entering of a vehicle. He, too, is facing probation revocation. In February 2019, Standberry was charged with the January 2018 murder of 21-year-old Theron Bennekin Jr.

Standberry would ultimately plead guilty to manslaughter and serve 2 years and 18 months in prison for that crime. He was also sentenced to three years post-release supervision. Standberry is also being held without bond, with his next court appearance set for Oct. 2.

Also arrested was 32-year-old Norgie Deon Flemming of Prichard, who is charged with hindering prosecution. Investigators found Oliver hiding inside Flemming’s home Wednesday. Flemming also had an outstanding warrant for possession of a controlled substance.

Flemming also remains in Mobile Metro Jail, being held under $3,500 bond with a Sept. 22 court appearance pending.