Police: Suspects targeted Coral Gables home after owners died in Kenya helicopter crash; more arrests expected

Coral Gables police say a man and woman accused of burglarizing the home of a couple killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya deliberately targeted the property after learning the homeowners had died, and investigators now say the case extends far beyond a single burglary.

Police Chief Ed Hudak said Friday that investigators expect additional arrests as multiple law enforcement agencies examine what authorities describe as a broader scheme involving stolen identities, vehicles, firearms and fraudulent identification documents.

"Let me be clear, we still have arrests to be made," Hudak said.

Geybert Garcia, 40, and Melany Perdomo, 24, are accused of burglarizing the Coral Gables home of Henry Parra, 55, and Adam Hlavaty, 42, who died in the helicopter crash in Kenya.

According to Hudak, evidence indicates the suspects knew the couple had died when the home was targeted.

"We believe, and evidence is indicating, that the individuals that are in custody, the day that those two people's identities were put out that they had died, they targeted that house," Hudak said.

Police also believe the victims' identities were also stolen

But investigators say the alleged crime did not end with stealing property from the home. Authorities believe the victims' identities were also stolen.

The investigation eventually led Coral Gables police to obtain a warrant for a home in the 8300 block of Northwest 195th Terrace in Miami-Dade County, where Garcia and Perdomo were arrested.

Detectives said they recovered passports and driver's licenses while searching the property. Hudak said investigators also discovered evidence that fraudulent identification documents were being produced.

"They had printed a fake ID with the two individuals' address in the printer," Hudak said.

Authorities allege the identities of Parra and Hlavaty were being used as part of the scheme.

The investigation also uncovered evidence of other suspected crimes, according to law enforcement officials.

Tiffany Wesley of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said detectives found a stolen truck with a California license plate during the investigation, which ultimately led authorities to additional stolen vehicles.

"It ultimately led to the discovery of five stolen vehicles," Wesley said, adding that the investigation resulted in additional charges against Garcia.

Police also recovered a significant number of weapons.

"We recovered at least a dozen firearms from this house that were on the streets at one point," Hudak said.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle described the investigation as a sprawling case that could continue to grow.

"This is a case that has many tentacles, and it's really shocking and unfathomable that something like this would happen while families are mourning and grieving the loss of loved ones," Fernandez Rundle said.

Hudak said some of the passports recovered during the investigation were fraudulent. Coral Gables police are now working with the U.S. Secret Service as investigators examine the suspected identity theft and determine who else may have participated.

"We know there are going to be other arrests," Hudak said.

Authorities said the investigation remains active and believe the evidence already recovered could lead them to significantly more information about the scope of the alleged operation.