January 16, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A 19 year old DeKalb County man wanted since October for allegedly stealing $80,000 worth of tennis bracelets in Franklin has been captured in Texas.
Jario Godinez was arrested at a Dallas home after Franklin police coordinated with Dallas authorities to make the arrest.
Franklin police said they tracked Godinez to a home in Dallas. Dallas police arrested him as he tried to flee out of the back door of a home on December 28. Police said several of the stolen tennis bracelets were found on him at the time of his arrest.
Godinez was extradited to Franklin and charged with felony theft. He is in the Williamson County Jail on $100,000 bond.
On October 26, Franklin Police began investigating an $80k snatch & grab theft from Grogan Jewelers, located inside the CoolSprings Galleria. Investigators quickly identified the suspect as Jario Godinez, who snatched about a dozen tennis bracelets out of the hands of a sales associate.