A man already in a Georgia prison for breaking into vehicles across metro Atlanta has now been linked to more crimes, according to Cobb County police.
Na’Qwan Arnold faces new charges for 12 break-ins in April 2016, when investigators believe he swiped a pistol, laptops, an iPad and money, his arrest warrant states. But it was what Arnold left behind that linked him to the crimes, according to police.
“The suspect cut himself on the broken glass around the window and left blood DNA inside of the vehicle,” the arrest warrant states. “That DNA was collected at the time and submitted to the GBI for comparison.”
In December, the GBI determined the DNA found in 2016 belonged to Arnold, according to Cobb police.
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“A review of related cases shows that a total of 12 vehicles were entered in the same vicinity during overnight hours and using a similar entry method,” Arnold’s warrant states.
The Cobb break-ins happened on Cumberland Parkway, Circle 75 and Leland Drive, near Marietta, according to police.
In 2017, Arnold served less than three months in prison following his conviction in Cobb for criminal attempt to commit a felony, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Arnold used a screwdriver to pry open a vehicle, his indictment in that case states.
Then, in 2018, he was indicted for several vehicle break-ins in DeKalb County, records show. While out of jail on bond in that case, Arnold was arrested in January 2019 in Fulton County. The 23-year-old was again linked to vehicle break-ins, this time in Midtown, according to police.
According to Fulton County jail records, Arnold was inmate eight times between 2013 and 2019. Arnold was convicted again of break-ins in DeKalb and Fulton, and in March 2019, he began serving at Lee State prison, records show.
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