Two sandwich bandits arrested in Amory

AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two men have been accused of being the sandwich bandits that broke-in to an Amory Subway.

Jesse Gray, 23, and Lorenzo Johnson, 22, both of Bessemer, Alabama, are the suspects.

Amory police said there were burglaries in Aberdeen, Nettleton, Holly Springs, Tupelo and Guntown that had similarities to the Amory crime.

There case will be presented to a grand jury.

As information was shared in surrounding states, law enforcement learned of an alleged theft ring that involves four or more people who lived in the Birmingham area.

Investigators believed the burglary spree hit businesses in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.

Detectives told WCBI one of the suspects has a background in the restaurant industry.

Other arrests and charges are possible.

Amory PD said area law enforcement, including Guntown police and Huntsville PD, all helped in the case.