Judge Hikes Bail For Crown Heights Home Invader to $1.5 Million, Then Tosses Bail Entirely As Grand Jury Indicts
by CrownHeights.info
A Crown Heights home invader, who forced his way into a Jewish home and attacked the residents, was been indicted by a grand jury in Kings County criminal court earlier this week, and will remain in custody for the foreseeable future.
Gregory Jones, 56, the alleged home invader, stood before judge Dale Fong-Frederick as the grand jury decided to up the anti, merging multiple cases into one and adding additional charges to those originally tacked on. The judge, who clearly agreed with the severity of the incident, originally set bail for a whopping $1.5 Million dollars before deciding that even that was too lenient and decided to forgo the option of bail entirely.
As of the writing of this article, Jones remains in custody while pleading Not Guilty.
According to a report by the New York Post, Jones’ arrest history dates back to August of 1993 when he was taken into custody for a murder in the 77th Precinct, the precinct which covers the northern section of Crown Heights.
As previously reported on CrownHeights.info, the frightening incident took place earlier this month when Jones, wearing a ConEdison jacket and mask, rang the Ring doorbell at a Jewish family’s home. The father of the home, just a few short blocks away, checked the camera on his phone and told the person to leave. Instead of leaving, the unwanted visitor forced his way into the home while brandishing a gun and attacked the people inside.
The father, still connected to the Ring doorbell, heard the screams as the attack took place, and in a matter of moments, was rushing up the steps of his home. Standing as a testament to the strength of Crown Heights, the father stood up to the home invader, disarming and knocking him unconscious.
Seizing the moment, the victims fled the home to safety and called the police. Despite a lightning-fast response time, they were unable to make it in time to catch the attacker, and as he regained consciousness, he retrieved his firearm and some valuables, then fled the home.
Caught on surveillance camera, the home invader could be seen running off with his head covered in blood and a jacket turned from fluorescent yellow to red.
Simultaneously, the mother made another call, this time to the volunteers of Crown Heights Shomrim.
In the invaders haste to grab whatever valuables he could, he had taken a phone from the home, one that was able to be tracked as he made his escape. Tracking the phone took the Shomrim volunteers to the East New York/Brownsville area of Brooklyn, where they again began to search.
One eagle eyed Shomrim volunteer was able to spot the attacker, recognizing him discarding the ConEdison jacket and changing most of his clothing. While one Shomrim volunteer followed the attacker, another one flagged down two police officers who were able to place to the man in handcuffs.
A quick search of the man yielded the firearm used in the home invasion as well as the stolen goods. Under the man’s hat also told the story, with multiple injuries and wounds from his struggle with the homeowner.