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Rankin County deputies arrest three for crime spree

By Sethanie Smith Sep 18, 2025 | 4:54 PM

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.

  • Joseph Thompson (Courtesy: Rankin County Sheriff’s Dept.)
  • Jane Doe (Courtesy: Rankin County Sheriff’s Dept.)
  • Grant Lewis Gatlin (Courtesy: Rankin County Sheriff’s Dept.)

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.