MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police say an Arkansas man rented a self-storage unit on American Way and a day later broke into 11 other units on the property and stole over $62,000 worth of items.
Eric Branson Williamson, 45, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was booked in the Shelby County Jail on Wednesday for theft between $60,000 and $250,000.
The burglaries happened at Devon Self Storage on September 26.
Police said Williamson disabled most of the surveillance cameras at the business but was caught on camera driving into the storage facility on the day of the thefts and leaving with one of the victims’ $5,000 trailers attached to his pickup truck. Employees said Williamson also used a personal code to open their gate.
Elizabeth Barrera said Williamson ransacked her storage unit and took $9,000 worth of jewelry, designer purses, shoes, and electronics.
“Apparently, all of the stolen stuff was in that trailer,” said Barrera. “When I got there, he went through everything. I lost a lot of stuff. I’m more than sure I’m not getting any of it back.”