Suspect arrested in armed home invasion, robbery in Grovetown

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a kidnapping, armed home invasion and robbery in Grovetown, authorities learned Tuesday.

On October 13, at 11:57 p.m., deputies responded to the 500 block of Butler Springs Court regarding a home invasion and robbery.

Police said the victim told them he was given a ride home from work by an acquaintance he knew as “Juanita Mendez” in exchange for money.

He said when they arrived at his house, he invited her in and then went to her bedroom to put his pet away, deputies say.

When the victim turned around, he told officers he was pushed out the door and into the coroner’s room by an unknown person wearing a mask over his face.

The victim told police the suspect pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at his head, choked him and asked, “Where’s the money?” »

The victim said she told the suspect she had cash and a debit card in her wallet and handed it over.

There was another man, also wearing a black mask and armed with a gun, standing outside the victim’s bedroom door, the victim said. The woman was taken from the residence and drove away.

After collecting the money, the two suspects left in a white four-door sedan, authorities said.

The victim told police the home invasion happened within two minutes. Her adult daughter was also home at the time, according to the report.

Deputies say they spoke with the girl who said she was in her room during the incident, and she heard a loud noise so she locked herself in her room.

The victim’s wife, who was not home at the time, told police they usually went to work together, but he was not scheduled to work that day. Instead, he was accompanied by a friend he had known since high school, authorities said.

On the way home, the victim texted his wife to explain that the older model champagne-colored minivan smelled like marijuana, according to the report.

The victim arranged the ride home via a Facebook post under the name “NiNi Mendez,” according to authorities.

After the invasion, the victim was blocked by “NiNi Mendez” on all forms of social media, he told deputies.

Jemiracle Williams, 22, was arrested Oct. 18 and charged with kidnapping, home invasion with a firearm, possession of a firearm and theft of financial transactions, according to jail records.

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