DNA results in 2004 Burglary Arrest

Public Safety Investigator James Dollar has made an arrest in a 2004 burglary based on DNA evidence.

Back in June of 2004, an employee arrived at work at DFCS on Amelia Avenue. She found a hole had been busted through the outside wall of the building. She then saw a black male about 6 ft tall run beside the outside of the building.

Public Safety Investigator James Dollar was called. Beside the hole in the building, on the ground, was a number of radios. He also found a small clump of hair on the concrete around the hole in the wall.

Investigator Dollar submitted the hair for DNA to the GBI.

Two and a half years later, the GBI notified him there was a match to 40 year old James Lewis, presently in prison. James Lewis is now serving his 8th different prison sentence that began in 1989, but he was out from March of 2004 to August of 2004.

In February of 2007, Investigator Dollar went to Rogers Prison in Reidsville GA to obtain a DNA sample from James Lewis. He submitted the new sample to the GBI for verification. On Wednesday, he received a confirmation on the DNA match and obtained a warrant for his arrest in the 2004 burglary.

James Lewis has been convicted of several burglaries, receiving stolen property and car theft.

Shouldn't 8 stikes put someone out of the game? We will see what the 9th one brings.

James Lewis, time in jail;

07/25/2006 Presently tentative parole: 06/2012

08/05/2004 02/27/2006 1 year, 7 months

05/23/2000 03/25/2004 3 years, 10 months

08/27/1998 06/28/1999 10 months

11/08/1993 06/30/1997 3 years, 8 months

01/29/1992 04/01/1993 14 months

04/06/1990 05/27/1991 13 1/2 months

07/14/1989 11/02/1989 3 1/2 months