Julio Hernandez Arrested For Amazon Cargo Theft

Julio Hernandez, Hispanic Male born September 8, 1979 was charged with one count of Cargo Theft and one count of Extortion as a result of an investigation that began during the early part of July.

Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft and East District Criminal Investigative teams began an investigation into a stolen load of cargo that was brought into the county. The cargo belonged to Amazon.com and value was estimated to be $121,000.

After working with corporate security investigators from JB Hunt Security, LCSO Auto Theft Detectives determined this load was possibly still in the area. The suspect attempted to extort additional funds from JB Hunt during this process.

LCSO Narcotics/Vice and Auto Theft Teams conducted an operation on 8-19-2016 that resulted in the driver of a subcontracted transport company, being taken into custody. The stolen merchandise, which was compiled of single orders from several thousand Amazon.com customers, was later located at the residence of the suspect after a search warrant was served.

The suspect, Julio Hernandez, Hispanic Male born September 8, 1979 was charged with one count of Cargo Theft and one count of Extortion. Through a major team effort, this investigation was a complete success.