2 arrested, 1 sought after home invasion

CHIPLEY
Two men are in custody and another is at large in connection with an early morning home invasion Monday.
Brandon Terrell Ramsey, 23, and Christopher James Thomas, 22, were arrested and charged with home invasion, burglary with battery and grand theft after Washington County Sheriff’s deputies found a Garret Road resident “bleeding profusely” from a head laceration, according to a news release.
The victim, who was not named, told investigators three men were involved, one of whom struck him in the head with a weapon and another who fired a shot before leaving with the other two and an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities reported.
A Chipley police officer stopped a vehicle matching the description the victim gave to investigators, and the officer took one suspect Ramsey into custody. Two others, Christopher James Thomas and 18-year-old Devante Keon Thomas, fled on foot in the Orange Street area of Chipley, investigators said. It’s unclear the relationship between the two Thomases.
The Northwest Florida Reception Center K-9 tracking team was deployed in the area and was able to track Christopher James Thomas to a residence near First Avenue and Peach Street. He tried to escape out a window, but officers inside the home were able to apprehend and arrest him, investigators reported.
Devante Keon Thomas is still at large, deputies said, and the community is asked to be vigilant in reporting anything that looks suspicious or could be related to this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 850- 638-6111 or anonymously through 850-638-TIPS (8477).