Held on $516K bail, has history of arrests, owns business in Martinez; multi-agency effort
Earlier last week, three residential burglaries occurred in Lafayette. Lafayette PD identified the suspect who committed them. On Tuesday Aug. 11, 2026, Lafayette detectives went to a home in the 3800 block of Alhambra Way in Martinez to serve a search warrant in connection to the cases.
The suspect fled after seeing police. Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office, Walnut Creek PD, Martinez PD and East Bay Regional Park Police assisted in the search for the suspect, who was not located. Property stolen in the burglaries was recovered in the house. On Wednesday, Lafayette detectives and the Sheriff’s Office special enforcement unit J-Team took the suspect, who was driving a stolen vehicle, into custody in Walnut Creek.
The suspect is identified as 34-year-old Kohlton Shawn Kumnick of Martinez (born 3/6/1992). He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on burglary, vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm, grand theft, identity theft, resisting arrest, and narcotic charges. He is being held in lieu of $220,000 bail…