Colin Flaherty author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry commentary news video 'Extremely Frustrating': Suspect Accused of Breaking Into 81-Year-Old Grandmother's Home Was Awaiting Trial for Similar Charges. Andre Marquis Owens is currently facing 119 charges and is in jail on a nearly $1 million bond. black crime violence criminal justice reform no bond release out of jail
Bradley Dixon said his grandmother's home on Mebane Oaks Road in Mebane was broken into on July 12, 2019.
Two weeks later, 29-year-old Andre Marquis Owens was arrested by the Alamance County Sheriff's Office following an investigation, according to a press release.
"I remember getting a call from my grandma at 8:30, 9 p.m. at night, which is not typical," said Dixon.
Dixon said his grandmother's house was broken into during an approximately 30-minute time frame in the late morning when she had left her Mebane home.
"They forced the storm door, and then they attempted to force the main dead-bolted door, and then when that failed, I guess they took a donkey kick and forced it from behind and kicked it open," said Dixon.
The grandmother returned home to find her drawer's dumped out, things thrown everywhere, and house in total disarray, Dixon said. In terms of what was stolen, Dixon said his grandmother prefers not to share those details, but called police right away.
After the crime, Dixon turned to social media to help find who robbed his grandmother's home.
He wrote a Facebook post, which has since accumulated almost 3,000 shares.
"That is extremely frustrating that we are entrusting the government to protect us, but they are allowing these cases to be continued, and it allows these criminal who are habitual to leave jail instead of waiting in jail for the trial," said Dixon.
Owens was arrested May 2018 for numerous breaking and entering charges and used multiple vehicles for the crimes, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
Owens' is currently listed as awaiting trial for 119 charges and as arrested May 2018, according to the Alamance County Sheriff's Office inmate inquiry website. His bond is now set at $985,000 for a long list of charges including possession of weapon by a felon, larceny after breaking and entering, cruelty to animals, and larceny of a firearm.
