Bond increased, more charges filed against Ann Arbor man suspected in 17 break-ins
Three more home invasion charges have been filed against the Ann Arbor man believed to be involved in 17 total incidents around Washtenaw County.
Javare Holmes
Courtesy of WCSO
Javare Holmes, 19, already was arraigned last week on eight felony charges related to break-ins in the city of Ann Arbor. On Friday, court records revealed Washtenaw County prosecutors approved three counts of first-degree home invasion in three separate cases in Pittsfield Township.
According to jail records, Holmes was scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges from Pittsfield Township Friday afternoon.
According to police, Holmes is a suspect in nine home invasions from Ann Arbor, three in Pittsfield Township, two in the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction, two larcenies from vehicles in the sheriff’s office jurisdiction and a larceny from a building in Ann Arbor.
He was arrested March 9 when a search warrant was served on a home in the 1400 block of Kirtland Drive. Among the items recovered from the Kirtland home were guitars, violins, computers, televisions, GPS units, cellphones, watches, laptops and digital cameras.
Holmes’s case has raised questions about the level of bond he received in a different case. He was arrested and charged on May 17, 2012. He was arraigned on first-degree home invasion and assaulting, resisting and obstructing police and given a $2,000 bond. He bonded out of jail six days after his arraignment.
On May 24, 2012, he showed up for a preliminary exam and his case was sent to the Washtenaw County Trial Court. On July 2, he missed a pretrial hearing and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
Police say Holmes worked with others to break into homes and vehicles during the period he was out of the jail on bond.
The joint investigation between Ann Arbor police detectives and Pittsfield Township police detectives developed Holmes as a suspect. When he was arrested and charged in the Ann Arbor cases, he was given a 10 percent of $50,000 bond, which would have allowed him to leave jail after paying $5,000.
Jail records showed that had changed by Friday afternoon — Holmes now has a $25,000 cash or surety bond.
Holmes was in court on Monday for a pretrial hearing, which was adjourned until April 1 at Holmes’ request, according to court records.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Tru2Blu76
Sat, Mar 23, 2013 : 7:30 p.m.
So 1. Holmes avoided trial despite $2000 bond. 2. Used his free time to work with others to commit more burglaries. 3. He was re-arrested after the police & courts spent more money to accomplish that. 4. He was then given a bond which would have cost him $5000 but that bond was halved while he was still in jail awaiting the trial he now faced for the 2nd time. The only "remedy" I see being brought forth is for the prosecutor to add more charges (some may have been as a result of Holmes's renewed burglary career). 5. Then Holmes finally appeared in court Monday but that hearing was adjourned at Holmes's request!!!!!! Is it just me or does the exclamation, "GAAAH!!," come to mind??! How much effort do our law enforcement people and prosecutors have to put forth and how much tax payer money must be spent - TO DEAL WITH THIS ONE CASE??!! I see the date for his next appearance is April 1st: APRIL FOOLS DAY. Is this some kind of elaborate April Fools joke?? So far, it's not very funny.
sunA2
Fri, Mar 22, 2013 : 9:28 p.m.
Very sad to see this young life so messed up. When he was younger this possibility was certainly already evident, but there seemed to be other possible better paths. Who knows what narrowed it to this one.
J. A. Pieper
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 : 12:04 a.m.
Probably the lack of parent involvement in his life, which may have been evident as he progressed through school. Oh, but what am I saying, teachers are responsible for this these days, not PARENTS!
jmcmurray
Fri, Mar 22, 2013 : 10:21 p.m.
His own decisions and actions.
Billy
Fri, Mar 22, 2013 : 7:33 p.m.
Without a paddle you are son.....