SPRING HILL, Fla. – Two Hernando County teens have been arrested for multiple charges of vehicle burglary.
According to deputies, early Wednesday morning, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies conducting patrols in the area of the 7-Eleven, located at 4710 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, spotted a Nissan Altima in the parking lot with a stolen license plate.
Deputies contacted the vehicle’s occupants, Gino Carnesi, 19 (driver), and Ely Ramirez, 17 (passenger).
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After detaining both occupants, deputies located two loaded handguns, one in Carnesi’s front (pants) pocket, and the other under the vehicle’s driver’s seat.
The handgun located under the seat, a Smith & Wesson 40 caliber, had been reported stolen in February, to authorities in Pinellas County.
While examining items inside the vehicle, detectives recognized various articles of clothing and a “Coach” satchel-type bag as items worn and/or used by suspects who recently committed several vehicle burglaries in Hernando County.
Carnesi and Ramirez were transported to the HCSO District Two office for interviews.
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During post-Miranda interviews, Carnesi and Ramirez confessed to their involvement in at least 26 recent vehicle burglaries.
Both identified themselves in surveillance video and told detectives specific areas they had been targeting. The pair went on to say they traveled on foot when committing the crimes, targeting small valuables in unlocked vehicles.
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Detectives placed both individuals under arrest, charging them as follows:
Gino Skye Carnesi, 19
– Conveyance Burglary/Unarmed (31 counts)
– Carrying Concealed Firearm
– Grand Theft Firearm
– Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
– Possession of Marijuana
– Bond – $36,000
Ely Justin Ramirez, 17
– Conveyance Burglary (31 counts)
– Resist Arrest w/o Violence
– Petit Theft
– Bond – Per the Department of Juvenile Justice, the juvenile was released to a parent.
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