Two Accused of Looting Florida Home of Kenya Crash Victims; Woman Held on Immigration Detainer

A man and a woman, one of whom is the subject of an immigration detainer, are accused of breaking into a luxury South Florida townhome owned by a couple who died in a helicopter crash in Kenya.

Geybert Alexander Garcia, 40, and Melany Pavon Perdomo, 24, were arrested on Aug. 25, according to arrest affidavits and Miami-Dade court records reviewed by News Outlet. Court records identify Garcia as a U.S. citizen and show that Perdomo is subject to an immigration detainer.

Authorities allege the pair stole two high-end vehicles, personal documents, jewelry and artwork from the home of Henry Parra, 55, and Adam Hlavaty, 42. Among the items taken, police said, was a sculpture valued at more than $500,000. Parra and Hlavaty were among seven people killed on Aug. 19 when a safari helicopter crashed in northern Kenya.

The South Florida property is appraised at nearly $3 million.

The helicopter had departed from the Loisaba Conservancy and was headed toward the Ewaso Nyiro area of Samburu County when it went down in rugged terrain near Mount Ololokwe, The Associated Press reported, citing Kenya’s civil aviation authority. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the crash.

The U.S. State Department said five of those killed were American citizens. The victims also included Miami restaurateur Roger Duarte; José Suárez, who headed Telemundo-owned stations in multiple Florida markets; Ecuadorian intelligence chief Michele Sensi-Contugi; his wife, fashion designer Stephany Hollihan; and the pilot, Josh Outram.

Parra, a former Navy aviation support technician, later co-founded and managed an aviation maintenance company. Hlavaty was a real estate executive and co-founder of a development company.

“They were a loving couple who cherished their time together, especially traveling, making memories and enjoying life with their family and friends,” friends said in a statement obtained by WSVN. “They were hardworking, generous and deeply committed to serving and giving back to their community.”

According to an arrest affidavit, the couple left their South Florida home Aug. 12 and had arranged for their housekeeper to visit daily. Investigators determined that the home and its contents were intact after the couple died, police said.

Between the afternoon of Aug. 20 and Aug. 22, someone entered the residence, ransacked it and took personal and business documents, jewelry, electronics and artwork, the affidavit says. Police also reported the theft of a 2023 Land Rover Range Rover and a 2020 Porsche Taycan.

Investigators used Apple’s Find My service to trace a stolen MacBook to a residence in northwest Miami-Dade, according to the complaint. Location information from a spare key and the Range Rover’s app also pointed to the same area, police said.

Officers found both vehicles parked near the residence, obtained a search warrant and found Garcia hiding in a second-floor closet, the affidavit says. Perdomo was found in another upstairs bedroom, police said.

The complaint alleges officers recovered documents belonging to the victims, a key fob for the Range Rover and several valuable artworks, including the sculpture. It also says officers found materials consistent with producing or altering fraudulent identification documents.

Garcia was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, two counts of grand theft of a vehicle and first-degree grand theft.

Perdomo was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and two first-degree grand theft counts. Their arraignments are scheduled for Sept. 28.

News Outlet has requested additional information from ICE. An attorney for Garcia and Perdomo was not immediately available.