MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man accused of breaking into at least two vehicles in an East Memphis neighborhood Sunday night was caught red-handed, police say. MPD said officers responded to a call about a suspicious person in the 4300 block of Sequoia Road and found Steven Starrett hiding inside a Toyota Land Cruiser parked in a carport. Steven Starrett (SCSO) 4300 block of Sequoia Avenue. WREG photo.SkyCop camera near victims house on Sequoia Officers said Starrett refused to get out of the SUV and became combative, and they were forced to use a chemical agent to take him into custody. 1 critical after car crashes into pole in South Memphis Police said they found several items inside Starrett's backpack stolen from a vehicle parked one street over in the 4300 block of Chickasaw. Starrett is also accused of possessing a small baggie of a white powdery substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. 4300 block of Chickasaw. WREG photo. According to the complaint affidavit, Starrett lives only a mile from the neighborhood where he was arrested. Court records show Starrett has a lengthy criminal record. In 2022, he was arrested several times for burglary of a vehicle. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of attempted vehicle burglary and received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence. Starrett is now facing charges of burglary of a motor vehicle, resisting official detention, and possession of drugs.