Prosecutors: Three Charged in Occupied-Home Burglary Following December Incident

Three Trenton men have been arrested and charged in connection with a late-night burglary at an occupied Montgomery Township home in December, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said Montgomery Township police were dispatched at approximately 10:53 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2025 after a 9-1-1 caller reported a burglary in progress at a residence on Remy Court. The caller told police they heard suspicious noises and saw broken glass from a basement window, authorities said.

Responding officers encountered one suspect in the driveway, the prosecutor’s office said. The suspect allegedly refused orders to stop, fled into the backyard and then re-entered the home through the broken basement window. Officers pursued and ultimately apprehended the suspect inside the residence, where he was found hiding in a closet, according to the release. A Somerset County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit also responded to help search for additional suspects.

Investigators later determined that two other suspects were involved and that a 2022 Nissan Altima was used in the burglary, the prosecutor’s office said. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Burglary Task Force, working with Montgomery Township police, located the vehicle in Trenton on Dec. 17 and conducted surveillance, authorities said. When detectives attempted to stop the vehicle, one suspect allegedly ran but was captured following a brief foot pursuit, the release states.

A third suspect was identified through continued investigation, and an arrest warrant was entered into the National Crime Information Center database, authorities said. That suspect was taken into custody on Jan. 28, 2026 by Mount Laurel police in Burlington County on unrelated charges and was subsequently served with the Somerset County warrant, according to the prosecutor’s office.

All three defendants face second-degree burglary of an occupied structure charges. One defendant also faces a fourth-degree resisting arrest/eluding charge, and two defendants are additionally charged with criminal mischief and obstruction as disorderly persons offenses, the prosecutor’s office said.

Two of the defendants were remanded to the Somerset County Jail pending a Superior Court detention hearing. The third was remanded to the Burlington County Jail while awaiting court proceedings in Somerset County, according to the release.

McDonald credited Montgomery Township police, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, and the prosecutor’s office Burglary Task Force with coordinating quickly and sharing information that led to the arrests.

Authorities asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Burglary Task Force at (908) 231-7100, submit a tip through the STOPit app (access code: SOMERSETNJ), or call the Somerset County Tips Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). Officials said anonymous reports and tips will be kept confidential.

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