San Jose detectives have named and arrested two East Bay men as the 14th and 15th suspects in the Sept. 5 violent strong-arm robbery at Kim Hung Jewelry — a case that left an 88‑year‑old proprietor hospitalized and the family-owned shop with thousands of dollars in missing inventory.
- Price: Estimated thousands (undisclosed)
- Carat Weight: Mixed inventory — not itemized
- Origin: Kim Hung Jewelry, 1900 block of Aborn Road, San José
- Date: Sept. 5, 2025
The investigation and arrests
Detectives identified Jamieon Miller, 19, of Tracy, and Wesley Miller, 19, of Oakland, as additional suspects after executing arrest and search warrants in November and December. Wesley Miller was taken into custody in South San Francisco on Nov. 16; Jamieon Miller was arrested in Redwood City on Dec. 2. Both are booked in the Santa Clara County Main Jail on robbery charges.
During the searches, officers recovered two unregistered firearms, an unregistered assault rifle, multiple rounds of ammunition, loaded magazines and high-capacity drum magazines — physical evidence with the substantial heft of casework that often proves pivotal at trial.
What happened at the store
Shortly after 2:05 p.m. on Sept. 5, more than a dozen suspects forced entry at Kim Hung Jewelry by ramming a vehicle through the storefront. Witnesses and investigators describe the scene in tactile terms: display cases overturned, the vitreous luster of dislodged trays dulled by fingerprints and blood, and splintered timber where the door once stood.
Inside, one suspect brandished a firearm while another violently assaulted an 88‑year‑old man — the family business owner — who later suffered a stroke and is unable to return to the shop. The suspects fled in multiple vehicles with thousands of dollars of merchandise.
Robbery Unit detectives initially arrested 13 suspects: Angel Herrera, Toddisha Mayfield, Zakhari Blue‑Gordon, Tom Donegan, Jacques Samuel, Cisco Lutu, Amari Green, Julian Gacutan, Dennis Campos‑Torres, Fati Johnson, Keimaree Dews, Jonathan Caruso and Giovann Caliz.
“Jamieon Miller attacked a hardworking family, not just by damaging their small business, but also by violently harming the elderly business owner,” San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph said. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen added, “For those crooks thinking you can drive a stolen car through a jewelry store and violently manhandle the elderly owner and get away with it – you don’t know the SJPD.” Mayor Matt Mahan noted the particular gravity of crimes against elders: “There is no crime more disturbing than one committed against an elder or a child.”
Context for 2025 retailers
For jewelry retailers in 2025 the case is more than a single headline: it underscores how operational design choices — open, sculptural displays favored by contemporary buyers versus hardened display cases — intersect with security and insurance risk. The industry’s emphasis on provenance and traceability (especially in lab‑grown diamond markets) can mitigate secondary‑market fencing, but it does not prevent blunt violence aimed at store inventory.
The recovered weaponry and the scale of the operation will factor into underwriting reviews, claims assessments and loss prevention strategies. High-value inventory increasingly requires layered deterrents: reinforced glazing and bollards to resist ram‑raid tactics, discreet vaulting, tamper‑resistant mounts, item-level tagging and high‑resolution, cloud‑backed surveillance that preserves the tactile evidence of a crime scene.
Impact for US retailers and investors
Retailers should view this as a risk‑management moment. Expect insurers to sharpen scrutiny on physical security and inventory control, with potential premium increases for locations lacking modern mitigations. For investors and acquirers, due diligence must extend beyond ledgers to include site security audits, audit trails for high‑value items and contingency plans for staff and owner safety.
Practical steps: reconcile item‑level records frequently, ensure certification and provenance accompany high‑value pieces (lab‑grown and mined alike), install physical barriers that preserve store aesthetics while increasing resistance, and maintain assault‑response protocols with local law enforcement.
Ongoing investigation and how to help
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Hernandez (#4392) or Detective Leonard (#4913) of the San José Police Department Robbery Unit at 408‑277‑4166. The investigation is active and prosecutors have signaled they will pursue charges aggressively in a case that drew statements from senior city officials.
Note: the family‑run Kim Hung Jewelry remains a reminder of how physical design, provenance practices and security investments converge to protect both the inventory’s vitreous luster and the people who run these businesses.
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