Thomas Zavala has been booked into Maricopa County Jail on charges ranging from burglary and theft to assault with a deadly weapon and criminal damage in connection with a Feb. 1 crime spree in Mesa, authorities said Friday.

No community members or law enforcement officers were hurt, and a woman's involvement in the incident remains under investigation, officials said.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded about 6 a.m. Feb. 1 to an armed robbery at a business near Crismon Road and Apache Trail. A man and a woman who arrived on a stolen golf cart broke into the occupied business, and the man shot multiple rounds into the store using an AR-style rifle before fleeing, according to an MCSO release.

Deputies found the golf cart near 105th Place and University Drive, but the pair had fled.

While working at the two scenes, a “trouble call” came in near Crismon Road and University Drive where the male suspect involved in the earlier incident attempted a home invasion and fired multiple rounds at the residence, MCSO officials said. 

 “MCSO deputies and Mesa PD officers arrived and saw the suspect, causing him to take off running to the wash area. The suspect then stole another car, while attempting to flee from the deputies he later crashed into an unrelated vehicle and wrecked the stolen vehicle he was driving near Hawes Road and McKellips Road,” the MCSO release stated.

The suspect fled the scene on foot and was found by Mesa officers and MCSO deputies in the wash area to the north of the crash. He was taken into custody.

No law enforcement personnel were hurt, and the suspect was taken to a  hospital for precautionary reasons surrounding the vehicle accident.

“Efforts made by MCSO deputies and Mesa PD Officers showed an incredible collaboration and teamwork to capture the armed suspect,” MCSO Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez said in the release.

“This individual showed extreme violence with his actions, jeopardizing the safety of our community.”

Zavala. 40, was interviewed by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detectives who said he admitted to burglarizing a Mesa home and taking rifles and a golf cart, MCSO officials stated in Friday’s release.

“In addition, Zavala admitted to going to the Holsum Bakery in Apache Junction, pointing the rifle at an employee and demanding money, committing the armed robbery. These acts led to the manhunt that ended in his arrest.”

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