VALDOSTA — Three people have been charged in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in the Branch Point area, according to the Valdosta Police Department.

Jalen Bennett, 20, and Montavious Adams, 18, are being charged with five counts of felony entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft, felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and felony possession of tools for the commission of crime, according to the Valdosta Police Department. 

Tomenski Smith, 18, is charged with five counts of felony entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft, felony possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, felony possession tools for the commission of crime, misdemeanor giving false information to a law-enforcement officer and misdemeanor warrant arrest for failing to appear in court, according to the VPD.

The case does not involve stolen vehicles, as previously reported, but items reportedly stolen from other vehicles.

The Valdosta Police Department responded to a vehicle break-in at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 5000 block of Branch Point Drive.

Police located and stopped the vehicle; inside, officers said they found three people and drugs in plain view, VPD Lt. Adam Bembry said.

One suspect had an active warrant for his arrest, Bembry said.

“The investigation revealed that all three subjects had stolen property in their possession,” Bembry said. “The property belonged to various residents throughout the Branch Point subdivision, and at this time, officers and detectives are investigating the possibility of these offenders being involved in other burglaries and vehicle break-ins in Valdosta.”

The suspects are being held in the Lowndes County Jail.