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Four Men Charged in Wisconsin Burglary Probe After $570,000 Seized at Grafton Rental

Prosecutors say the Beaver Dam case points to a broader pattern that appears to target Asian business owners across the region.

Overview

  • Dominick Luna, Jhon Gonzalez-Caicedo, Wilver Manyoma-Mejia, and Andres Mauricio Melvis-Hurtado were charged with concealing stolen property and are each held on $1 million cash bond, with court records listing Houston addresses.
  • Deputies traced a black Dodge Durango from the Beaver Dam burglary to a short-term rental on Lake Shore Road in Grafton, where a special response team secured the scene and the four surrendered without incident.
  • A search of the rental recovered about $570,000 in U.S. currency, jewelry consistent with the Beaver Dam theft, and a damaged safe, according to investigators and court documents.
  • Officers also found a handwritten list of more than 30 Wisconsin addresses, and authorities say several of those locations have been burglarized since 2023 in cases now being reviewed by multiple agencies.
  • Prosecutors described the Beaver Dam heist as totaling about $800,000 in cash and jewelry, a figure investigators are working to reconcile, and the suspects have a status hearing set for March 2.