Three Philadelphia men have been arrested and charged in connection with a Friday home invasion in Mount Laurel.
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Raequwon E. Metz, 20, has been charged with burglary. Elijah O. Jordan, 19, has been charged with burglary, unlawful possession of a handgun. Bobby L. Tillman, 20, is charged with burglary 2nd degree.
Tillman was also charged separately in Medford with eluding police and several traffic violations.
All three have been remanded to the Burlington County jail to await a hearing.
According to Mount Laurel Police, officers responded Friday to a residence on Hilltop Drive about 7:30 a.m. for the report of a home invasion robbery. The resident said three men wearing masks entered his house and confronted him and his family. At least one had a gun. The men then fled the home in a silver Buick.
A plainclothes officer spotted the car on Church Road near Ark Road in Medford Township and called for assistance.
Medford police pursued the car to Evesham Township, where the three suspects jumped from the car and fled on foot. After a brief chase the men were taken into custody.
Police said earlier they did not believe not believe the initial home invasion was a random act.
HOME INVASION UPDATE:
At 7:29 am on October 7th Mount Laurel Police responded to a residence on Hilltop Drive... https://t.co/NoEWS5n7UM
— Mount Laurel Police (@mtlaurelpd) October 11, 2016
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