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Three Teenagers Arrested and Charged with Series of Bethesda Residential Burglaries

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 2nd District Investigative Section have arrested and charged 19-year-old Casey Jones of Bethesda, 19-year-old Caleb Taylor of Rockville and 18-year-old Arden Gormley of an unknown address with a series of residential burglaries, thefts and auto thefts that occurred between April and December of 2024.

The investigation by detectives has revealed that Jones, Taylor and Gormley allegedly committed burglaries in several Bethesda homes, and stole vehicles and property.

• Monday, November 18:

o   Attempted burglary on Davenport Terrance

o   First-degree burglary on Avalon Drive

o   First-degree burglary on Cranston Road

• Tuesday, November 19:

o   First-degree burglary and auto theft on Mohican Place

• Saturday, November 23:

o   First-degree burglary on Cromwell Drive

• Sunday, December 1:

o   Attempted burglary on Cromwell Drive

o   Attempted burglary on Welborn Drive

o   First-degree burglary and auto theft on Harwick Road

o   Theft on Cromwell Drive

o   First-degree burglary and auto theft on Ramsgate Road

On Wednesday, December 4, officers arrested Jones, Taylor and Gormley after they forced entry into a home on Massachusetts Avenue and stole property and a vehicle.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified Jones, Taylor and Gormley as the suspects who committed the crimes listed above.

Detectives obtained arrest warrants against the three, charging them with first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, auto theft, theft and related charges.

Detectives obtained and executed search warrants at several homes, where items of evidentiary value connecting Jones, Taylor and Gormley to the crimes were recovered.

Detectives also found evidence that linked Jones, Taylor and Gormley to over a dozen of additional burglaries, thefts and auto thefts in Bethesda that dated back to April 2024 and filed additional criminal charges against them.  

Jones was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he is being held without bond. Taylor was released on an unsecured personal bond and Gormley was released on his own recognizance.

 

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Release ID: 25-076
Media Contact: CC 
Categories: arrest , burglary , theft , vehicle-theft