Personalized drill leads to gas-theft suspects

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Sheriff's detectives say a Summerfield man and hisgirlfriend, who are accused of drilling holes in gas tanks to stealgas, slipped up when one of them left a drill behind that had hisname etched on it.
The case began last week, when holes were reported in gas tanks.
John Oldenburg, 44, and Darlene Kimbriel, 39, wound up in jailThursday facing numerous charges, including grand theft, burglaryof a conveyance and criminal mischief, according to Marion CountySheriff's Office records. Because deputies say they found amethamphetamine lab at the home, the couple also face drug charges.
In the most recent gas-stealing case, deputies found a drill with"J. Oldenburg" etched in the tool. Asked why his drill was at thescene, Oldenburg blamed his girlfriend. Deputies arrested him onThursday.
As Kimbriel was posting bail for him, she accused him of drillingfor gas while she merely acted as a lookout.
On the morning of June 17 in the 8900 block of Southeast 155thPlace in Summerfield, a man told a sheriff's deputy someone hadtaken a 32-gallon Rubbermaid trash can in the back of his truck.Someone had also punched two holes into the plastic gas tank of hispickup truck and extracted the gas.
Five days later, an employee with Bob's TV, 15655 S. U.S. 441,reported that someone had drilled a hole into a gas tank and takengas.
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, deputies went to Pro Scape Inc.,12110 S. U.S. 441, after a call about an alarm at the business.There they found two buckets, a funnel, a power drill bearingOldenburg's name and a yellow flashlight next to a white pickuptruck. A hole had been drilled into its gas tank.
Detectives went to his home at 8250 S.E. 159th Place, which is nearthe first crime scene, and took Oldenburg to a district office forquestioning.
He acknowledged that the drill was his but reportedly blamed hisgirlfriend, then said that someone else had stolen his drill,according to the Sheriff's Office. When detectives went back to theresidence, Kimbriel had left. Oldenburg was arrested on anobstruction charge for allegedly not being truthful withdetectives.
Kimbriel later showed up at the Marion County Jail to post hisbail, and detectives spoke with her while she was waiting for him.
She told them Oldenburg had asked her to drive to Bob's TV so hecould steal gas. She stated she got scared and left. She saidOldenburg came home with gas and poured it into his gas tank.
As soon as Oldenburg was released, he was re-arrested. Detectivesalso arrested Kimbriel.
Both declined an interview request from the Star-Banner.
Inside a shed at the couple's home, agents with the Multi-AgencyDrug Enforcement Team reported finding a propane tank, severalempty camp fuel cans and a water cooler that contained a coffeefilter in a funnel atop a jar.
The coffee filter contained a white residue that reportedly testedpositive for ephedrine. Drug agents - who also found clear tubing,a lithium battery, other coffee filters and a pill grinder thattested positive for ephedrine - concluded that the items were beingused to process methamphetamine.