Two men arrested for vehicle prowl, stolen firearms
By Dan Thesman on Thursday, August 11th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
WALLA WALLA – Two men were arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing items from a vehicle, which included firearms, on the 1000 block of Reese Avenue. The suspects, Alex Stevens, 25, and Antonio Manuel Alejandra, 38, both of Walla Walla, left the scene around 2:30 a.m. in a vehicle and were later located on Cruthers Street.
According to the Walla Walla Police Department, one suspect was contacted in the vehicle, but another had already entered a home and refused to obey officers’ commands to come out. The Walla Walla Regional SWAT team and negotiators were called in. Once the SWAT team and negotiators arrived, the suspect exited the house without further incident and was taken into custody.
Search warrants were obtained for the house and vehicle. All the firearms that were stolen were recovered. Both Stevens and Alejandra were both booked into the Walla Walla County Jail on probable cause for three counts of theft of a firearm and second-degree vehicle prowl.
