3 people charged after laundry burglary – KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Three people are facing charges after Cape Girardeau Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress early Sunday morning.

Cape Girardeau Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of S. Spring for a possible burglary in progress around 2 a.m. on June 30.

Officers found Christian Neil Lewis-Smith, 33, Celeste Moreno, 29, and Zachary Tackett, 27, all of Cape Girardeau, inside the laundry room.

Officers say they found a shredder, a bag of coins and saw several commercial washing machines that had been damaged and the parts removed.

They also claim to have discovered suspected illegal narcotics.

Lewis-Smith was charged by the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutors Office with a Class D felony count of second-degree burglary, a Class D felony count of possession of a controlled substance and a Class E felony count of first-degree criminal damage to property. Lewis-Smith was issued a $30,000 cash-only bond.

Tackett was charged by the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor’s Office with Class D burglary in the second degree and Class E criminal damage to property in the first degree. Tackett was granted a $20,000 cash/surety bond.

Moreno was charged by the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor’s Office with Class D burglary in the second degree. Moreno was granted a $15,000 cash/surety bond.