Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Arrests Sixth Person in Milano Jewelry Heist

A sixth suspect was taken into custody this week by the in connection with the September burglary of .

Christopher Lamar Funderburk, 32, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at his residence on Thompson Road in Fairburn, Ga. (about 60 miles south of Cumming). He is charged with burglary and theft by taking.

The latest arrest is the result of “the continuing investigation of the jewelry store burglary," said Lt. Col. Gene Moss, Enforcement Bureau Commander. "As the investigation continues it is becoming more apparent that this group is very organized."

There is evidence to indicate Funderburk was “at the scene of the burglary,” Moss said.

Carl Henry Bowser III, 26, of Atlanta, was the first suspect arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at a residence in southwest Atlanta.

In the same week authorities arrested Kenardis Holloway, 32, of Smyrna at an extended stay hotel in Stockbridge, Ga. All suspects are charged with burglary and theft by receiving.

Around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, authorities were called to Milano Fine Jewelry, located at 1245 Buford Highway in Cumming, to find the store had been burglarized.

Investigators said the suspects made their way into the jewelry store by breaking into an adjoining vacant building and cutting out a hole.

Ibrahim Ehican, the owner of the jewelry store, told Cumming Patch $2.8 million worth of merchandise and personal items were taken from his business.

, Sheriff Ted Paxton said some of the property taken during the burglary has been recovered.

The investigation remains to be “active and continuing,” said Moss.

Funderburk joins the other five suspects in the with no bond.

Editor's Note: An arrest does not indicate a conviction.