Three men and two juveniles arrested Saturday in a string of auto burglaries were to make their initial appearances in courts today.

Since their arrests, all five have been charged with seven counts of auto burglary in the city, and six remain under investigation, said Vicksburg Police Lt. Bobby Stewart.

“We believe they were responsible for the other six,” he said.

In addition, the five are suspects in nine auto burglaries in the Warren County subdivisions of Amberleaf, off U.S. 80, and Little Wood, off Lee Road, said Sheriff Martin Pace. No charges have been filed in those cases, Pace said, but county and city investigators are cooperating on possible charges, he said.

Colton Branning, 18, 118 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Jason Henke, 18, 8383 Oak Ridge Road, Zachery Kiser 19, 8383 Oak Ridge Road, have been in the Warren County Jail since their arrests early Saturday. They will appear before a judge in Vicksburg Municipal Court.

The two juveniles, ages 15 and 16, are in the Warren County Youth Detention Center and will appear before Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Johnny Price.

The five are accused in three city auto burglaries in the 100 block of Montaign Drive, one in the 600 block of Holly Ridge, both in Belle Meade subdivision off Porters Chapel Road, and three in the 3300 block of Highland Drive, off South Frontage Road, Stewart said.

Items valued at an estimated $2,000 have been recovered, he said. “We’re still trying to determine which ones are connected to their proper owners,” said Stewart.

The five were arrested early Saturday morning in Highland Subdivision and in nearby woods.

Separately, the five are not suspects in nine auto burglaries that were reported in the city over the weekend and Monday, Stewart said. They were:

• A High-Point 380 semi-automatic hand gun was taken from a 1998 Mitsubishi  in the 700 block of Adams Street Friday at 3:30 p.m.

• A pair of Pioneer speakers valued at $200 was reported missing in the 1000 block of Porters Chapel Road Saturday at 3:44 a.m.

• A Pioneer CD player valued at $200 was taken from the 1200 block of Mission 66 Saturday at 4:05 a.m.

• A pair of Audiovox tweeter speakers valued at $80 was missing from a 1998 Chevrolet Malibu in the 1900 block of Baldwin Ferry Road Saturday at 5:24 a.m.

• A TomTom navigation system valued at $130 and a Cobra radar detector were reported missing from a 2006 GMC in the 1000 block of North Frontage Road Saturday at 5:27 a.m.

• A black CD case with 50 CDs in it, with a total value of $150, and a radar detector were reported missing from a 2006 Kia in the 500 block of Bazinsky Road Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

• A Sony AM/FM CD player valued at $200 was reported missing from a 2005 Dodge in the 100 block of Eastover Drive Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

• An Oreo race car jacket valued at $150, a tool box containing assorted tools valued at $100 and 50 CDs valued at $150 were reported missing at 7:55 p.m. Monday from a 2004 Ford Mustang in the 700 block of U.S. 61 North.

• A Garmin Nuvi navigation system valued at $350 was reported missing at 8:47 a.m. Monday from a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban in the 400 block of Lake Forest Drive.

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Contact Matthew Breazeale at mbreazeale@vicksburgpost.com