High Point burglary probe expands, two suspects face felony charges

A burglary call on Bethel Drive in High Point turned into a wider case with felony warrants in two counties, after Randolph County investigators linked the incident to several break-ins and identified Jimmy Ray Spencer and Robin Mills Lackey as suspects. The case began May 17, 2026, in the 1900 block of Bethel Drive, where deputies said what first appeared to be a single reported burglary became part of multiple burglary investigations.

Spencer faces three counts of felony breaking and entering, three counts of felony larceny and one count of felony possession of burglary tools. Lackey faces three counts of felony breaking and entering and three counts of felony larceny. A magistrate found probable cause and issued arrest warrants for both suspects, moving the case from the field investigation stage into the courts.

Deputies said Spencer was located June 3 by the Criminal Interdiction Team Urban Unit, arrested and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center, where he was served with the outstanding warrant. He was issued no bond and appeared in Randolph County District Court on June 4. Lackey was located and arrested June 15 in Guilford County, then taken to the Guilford County Detention Center, where she was also initially issued no bond.

The arrests show how a burglary inquiry in High Point can expand beyond one city line once investigators start comparing patterns, evidence and suspected break-ins across county boundaries. That matters in a corridor where Guilford County and Randolph County overlap in day-to-day policing, jail operations and court processing, with Guilford County Sheriff’s Office running detention centers in Greensboro and High Point and booking roughly 19,000 inmates a year.

The timing also comes against a mixed crime picture in High Point. The High Point Police Department’s 2025 annual report said overall crime in the city fell 9% last year and property crime dropped 21%, even as violent crime increased 6% to 441 reports. A burglary cluster that stretches from one High Point address into multiple investigations stands out in that environment, especially for neighborhoods and business corridors that sit near the Guilford-Randolph line.

North Carolina General Statutes § 14-54 treats breaking or entering a building with intent to commit a felony or larceny as a felony property offense. With probable cause already established and warrants served, the case now moves through the judicial system while investigators continue to sort out how many break-ins are tied together.