KANSAS CITY—A man accused in a string of business burglaries is facing new felony charges.
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced 10 more felony charges against 24-year-old Javaune Tucker of Kansas City in connection with a string of business burglaries that occurred over the past month.
Tucker was initially charged with Property Damage in the 1st Degree. He is now being charged with two counts of Felon in Possession, Possession of an Unlawful Machine Gun, 1st Degree Tampering with a Motor Vehicle, and six counts of Burglary in the Second Degree.
According to court records, a burglary was reported to Kansas City police on Feb. 26. Surveillance footage revealed the suspects arrived in a dark colored Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was documented as stolen.
Detectives connected the vehicle to five burglaries that took place in the early morning hours of March 1. Based on surveillance footage from the area of the burglaries, detectives were able to identify Tucker. When they took him into custody, they found stolen firearms, including a Glock modified with a switch, which converts firearms from semiautomatic to fully automatic, allowing for continuous fire and increased lethality. He also had the key fob to the stolen Jeep, which had a stolen cash register inside. The defendant admitted to stealing the Jeep and committing the burglaries.
The defendant has a history of felony convictions, prohibiting him from possessing firearms.