A U.S. Marine was arrested in Texas on Thursday for his alleged involvement in two separate jewelry heists that resulted in the theft of over $500,000 worth of jewelry. Marcelo Majeed Hernandez, 18, was identified as the suspect in the burglaries that occurred at David Yurman Jewelry on October 13, 2023, and at Helzberg Diamond on April 5, as reported by Harris County Constable Precinct 4.
During the first burglary at David Yurman Jewelry, a masked suspect used a sledgehammer to break through the front door, smashed display cases, and made off with more than 200 pieces of jewelry valued at over $380,000. In the second incident at Helzberg Diamond, jewelry worth over $170,000 was stolen.
