Texas Deputies Search a Home After Road Rage Shooting. They Find a Man Wanted on Felony Warrant Instead

A Texas man wanted in connection with an organized burglary investigation was eventually found thanks to deputies looking for someone else. Southmayd Police say Jeffery Robichaud was arrested October 5 after Grayson County deputies encountered him while searching a residence following a road-rage incident.

That separate incident occurred in Pottsboro, where police say shots were fired during a road-rage encounter and one vehicle was struck. Deputies responded to a residence where the suspect in that case was believed to be located.

While searching the residence for that person, deputies instead encountered Robichaud. A warrant check revealed he had an active felony warrant issued through the City of Southmayd for engaging in organized criminal activity.

Robichaud was taken into custody by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office on the outstanding warrant. Southmayd Police did not identify Robichaud as the suspect accused of firing shots during the road-rage incident.

Warrant Stems From Burglary Investigation

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The warrant dated back to a September 23 investigation that began when Southmayd officers responded to suspicious activity at a gated property in Dorchester. Witnesses had seen a woman leaving the property and a light-colored Ford Explorer or Expedition backed into the driveway with a man standing near its open rear hatch.

Officers located Sarah Sinclair walking along FM 902 and discovered she had an outstanding parole violation warrant, according to police. Investigators also found that the combination lock securing the property had been cut, located copper wire near the entrance, and learned from the property’s caretaker that multiple items were missing.

During an interview with Sinclair, police say investigators obtained information indicating that she, Robichaud and Joseph Hall had been on the property throughout the previous night and removed multiple items. Investigators further said Sinclair had been dropped off again during daylight hours to survey whether additional valuables remained at the property.

Police Connect Suspects To Previous $20K Copper Theft

The investigation expanded when Southmayd Police developed information connecting Sinclair, Robichaud and Hall to an earlier large-scale copper theft. Police say that case involved a new water well being constructed by the City of Dorchester and resulted in more than $20,000 in reported theft and damage.

Sinclair was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity involving burglary of a building in addition to the outstanding parole violation warrant, while Robichaud and Hall had already left the area before officers arrived. Police subsequently obtained arrest warrants for both men on engaging in organized criminal activity involving burglary of a building.

Robichaud’s warrant remained outstanding until the unrelated search on October 5 put him in the path of Grayson County deputies. Guessing Headlights also reviewed available records from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office following his arrest but did not locate additional information concerning the case or his custody beyond what had already been released.