VIDEO: Suspects caught stealing luxury vehicles from gated communities across Central Florida
Even after *** brush with death, this prolific group of luxury car thieves did not quit. This criminal organization stole high-end luxury cars right out of people’s driveways and garages. The suspects would target *** nice neighborhood or follow *** luxury car home and piggyback inside. They were casing the neighborhoods looking for vehicles that they wanted to steal, and once they found that at *** certain house, they were going into the garages of these victims’ homes or just stealing the vehicle right out of the driveway. High-end luxury cars. You’re talking your G-wagons, BMW, Range Rovers, Lamborghinis, Ferraris were even on the list. They would walk right up to people’s homes. They didn’t care about people being home. They didn’t care about people being outside. There were some times where people were in their backyard and they would take their cars from their driveway. If they ever got spooked or caught in the act, they would just jump in their car nice and easy and drive away. As soon as they stole them, they’re looking for credit cards or anything valuable in the car. They would drive straight to *** Target, anywhere where they can buy lump sums of gift cards and high priced electronics, and they were taking those and selling those. The other half of the team is ripping the GPS out. Once that was done, they would go to an apartment complex and park the vehicle there, let it cool off for *** couple of days. One of the other defendants would then line up the tow truck to come pick up the vehicle and transport it out of state. In one case out of Seminole County, they stole *** BMW, tried to escape law enforcement on I-4, hit *** pole so hard the car split in half. One of the suspects was no pulse, no vitals on scene, but was later resuscitated at the hospital. They were arrested, bonded out, and the thefts kept going. At one point we worked 16 out of 17 days straight, basically watching until we saw them do the crime. We saw them use credit cards and then we ultimately arrested them. This was happening across multiple counties and it took multiple agencies working together to stop it. And now these guys are off the street. DeMarco Fuggar, Marvin Brooks, Damon Kelson, Edric Bush, Chad Thompson. They all got charged with racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering. The main suspect’s looking at *** minimum of 5 years, and racketeering carries *** maximum up to 30 years. So I did calculate the MSRP for the stolen vehicles, and that was upwards of $2 million combined with the fraud that was used with the credit cards. It was almost $3 million. There were *** total of 33 cases that we know of in this area. In all these cases, people left their keys in their car. Always make sure that your valuables are left out of your car and always lock your vehicles too. No matter how secure your neighborhood is, you can still be *** target.
VIDEO: Suspects caught stealing luxury vehicles from gated communities across Central Florida
Updated: 9:37 PM EDT Apr 16, 2026
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released video showing suspected car thieves sneaking around multiple gated communities across Central Florida and stealing high-end vehicles worth over $2 million right out of the driveways.Among the stolen vehicles were G-Wagons, Lamborghinis and Ferraris, linked to 33 cases. Investigators said the suspects removed GPS devices from the cars and used tow trucks to transport the vehicles out of state for resale. Deputy Sean Fitzgerald explained that the group moved from neighborhood to neighborhood, testing door handles and taking advantage of unlocked vehicles, sometimes even when residents were home. The investigation spanned multiple counties and involved several agencies.All five suspects, Damon Kelson, Edrick Bush, Marvin Brooks and Dmawuko Fugar are now facing racketeering charges. “In every case, keys were left inside the vehicle,” Fitzgerald said. Authorities are urging residents to lock their doors and take their keys with them.
CENTRAL FLORIDA, USA —
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released video showing suspected car thieves sneaking around multiple gated communities across Central Florida and stealing high-end vehicles worth over $2 million right out of the driveways.
Among the stolen vehicles were G-Wagons, Lamborghinis and Ferraris, linked to 33 cases.
Investigators said the suspects removed GPS devices from the cars and used tow trucks to transport the vehicles out of state for resale.
Deputy Sean Fitzgerald explained that the group moved from neighborhood to neighborhood, testing door handles and taking advantage of unlocked vehicles, sometimes even when residents were home.
The investigation spanned multiple counties and involved several agencies.
All five suspects, Damon Kelson, Edrick Bush, Marvin Brooks and Dmawuko Fugar are now facing racketeering charges.
“In every case, keys were left inside the vehicle,” Fitzgerald said.
Authorities are urging residents to lock their doors and take their keys with them.