Home invasion suspect apprehended by Plymouth Township police
Antonio Draco Jones, Jr. is facing charges of home invasion first degree; stealing a financial transaction device and as a second offense habitual offender.
According to Plymouth Township Chief of Police James H. Knittel, Jr. dispatchers received a call from a homeowner in the Lake Pointe subdivision near Farrand Elementary School at 7 a.m. Nov. 4. The resident reported a home invasion in which cash and credit cards were taken while they were asleep in the home. The invasion and theft was not discovered until the following morning, according to police reports of the incident.
Police reported that no individual suffered any physical harm during the break in.
Plymouth Township investigators were able to develop a suspect within 48 hours, according to a statement from Knittel.
“Our detectives proceeded to monitor the suspect’s activity, while simultaneously building their case for eventual submission to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office,” he reported.
At about 3:51 p.m. Nov. 7, Plymouth Township detectives determined that the suspect was driving through a subdivision in Bloomfield Township.
Knittel stressed that the suspect had no known ties to this area.
Plymouth detectives contacted the Bloomfield Township Police Department and the suspect was located and detained with a traffic stop by Bloomfield officers.
“It was determined that the suspect had committed another home invasion in Bloomfield Township, just prior to being stopped by the Bloomfield Township Police Department,” Knittel said. The suspect was subsequently placed under arrest and charged with Home Invasion in Oakland County. He has been incarcerated at the Oakland County Jail with a $250,000 cash bond since his arrest.
In the Plymouth incident, Jones was charged Nov. 14 with home invasion – first degree; financial transaction device – stealing/retaining without consent 2 counts and as a habitual offender.
“These were very concerning incidents, as the families were home during both home invasions. I commend the teamwork shown by investigators from the Bloomfield Township and the Plymouth Township Police Departments while tracking down leads and arresting this dangerous suspect”
The Plymouth Township Police Department encourages anyone with additional information related to this case to contact Det. Sgt. Jason Hayes at (734) 354-3234.
