CHAMBERS COUNTY — Three individuals have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in the Heights of Barbers Hill neighborhood, according to Sheriff Brian Hawthorne. The arrests occurred on Dec. 23, 2025, at approximately 12:05 a.m., when deputies noticed a suspicious white van and sedan near State Highway 99.
Upon stopping the vehicles, the driver of the white van, Gavin Espana of Houston, Texas, attempted to flee on foot. The van was found to be filled with stolen construction materials from nearby homes. With assistance from the Mont Belvieu Police Department, Baytown Police Department, and a K9 unit, Espana and his accomplices, Carlos Garcia-Martinez and Jose Avila, also from Houston, were apprehended…