On July 28, 2019 around 2:00AM 27-year-old Sloane Benton was found rummaging through the inside of a vehicle parked in front of a residence in the 3600 block of South Hawthorne Way. A homeowner discovered Benton inside his roommate’s vehicle and began to chase Benton. The two eventually caught up to Benton, tackled him to the ground, and held Benton until police arrived.
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Once police arrived and Benton was detained, officers discovered he arrived in the neighborhood in a stolen vehicle. Benton admitted to investigators he came to Chandler to burglarize vehicles because ‘rich’ people live there. Benton claimed he borrowed the stolen vehicle from a friend but was unaware it was stolen.
Benton was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on one count of 3rd Degree Burglary (13-1506a(2)) and one count of Theft-Control of Stolen Property (13-1802a(5)).