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Rankin County deputies arrest three for crime spree

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies announced three suspects were arrested in connection to a crime spree.

Deputies responded to a business on Old Fannin Road near the Reservoir around noon on September 18, 2025, after receiving a vandalism report.

Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, said the business was a 24/7 laundry. He said the suspects had damaged a change machine and stolen the money within it.  After viewing surveillance videos, investigators identified a white Mercedes SUV as the suspects’ vehicle.

Deputies and other law enforcement agencies were able to tie the suspects to similar crimes within Florence and Ridgeland.

Investigators contacted the Capitol Police Department after locating the suspects within Jackson. After conducting surveillance for a period of time, Burnell said investigators working with Capitol police arrested Grant Lewis Gatlin, Joseph Thompson and a woman who provided false identity information to law enforcement.

All three suspects will be charged with malicious mischief, conspiracy to commit a felony and grand larceny. They are being held in the Rankin County Detention Center without bond.

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