THOMASVILLE — A hastily-organized task force of local, state and federal lawmen tracked down suspects and firearms stolen Wednesday in a pre-dawn burglary at Kevin’s Guns and Sporting Goods in Tallahassee, Florida.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) notified local authorities Saturday that the burglary suspects possibly were in Thomasville.

The task force, made up ATF, Thomasville Police Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office found suspect Derontae Kerbo, 18, at a North College Street residence. A firearm reported stolen from the Tallahassee store was recovered in the arrest.

“We were able to identify him through social media,” said Lt. Tim Watkins, sheriff’s office chief investigator.

Kerbo named several Thomasville juveniles involved. Three juveniles, ages 15 and 16, have been arrested.

On Monday morning, Xzavier Bryant, 20, was arrested at a Florida Avenue residence in Thomasville. Watkins said Bryant also was in possession of a firearm reported taken in the Tallahassee burglary, as well as a gun reported stolen in Thomasville in 2019.

The suspects are members of the Rolling Sixties Crips gang, the investigator said.

Several dozen firearms reportedly were stolen from the Tallahassee business.

Authorities said amnesty will be granted to anyone who has received a gun from the suspects. The firearm should be turned in at sheriff’s office or police department.

“We don’t want that many guns floating around on the street, especially in the hands of kids,” Watkins said. 

The firearms probably were purchased last week “in a really good deal,” Watkins said.

“If you do not turn the guns in within 72 hours, you may have to answer to the ATF and the federal court system,” he added.