Two brothers were arrested this week in connection with a burglary at Cotton’s Louisiana Chicken on Shreveport Road, according to Minden police.
Officers were dispatched around 9 AM October 13 to the restaurant, where security footage showed two men entering through a kitchen door around 4 AM and taking two to three money bags containing about $711 and a tip jar full of cash.
Investigators reviewed the surveillance video and identified one of the suspects as Demetrius Miller, 41. Detectives later found Miller at the Minden Motel and took him to the Minden Police Department for questioning.
Police said Miller initially denied involvement but later admitted that he and his brother, Willie Miller, 37, entered the restaurant earlier that morning. Miller told detectives he went inside because he was hungry and looking for food but said his brother took all the money.
Further review of the surveillance footage showed both men rummaging through multiple areas of the restaurant, including the cash register by the pickup window, the register nearest the front entrance, and beneath the front counter, according to police.
Later that evening, patrol officers located Willie Miller at the Minden Motel in a vacant room, where they found money and an item consistent with evidence from the burglary.
Detectives obtained arrest warrants for both brothers on charges of simple burglary. Bonds were set at $30,000 each. Both were booked into Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center.
All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.