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Two Men Charged With Home Invasion After Getting Stopped By Teens

Posted at 4:40 PM, Mar 22, 2013
and last updated 2013-03-22 20:04:19-04

teens help mugshotFRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Milton Alan Marshall and Todd Bryant Lemieux have been charged with Home Invasion And being an Habitual Offenders. Marshall is being held on a $100,000 bond and Lemieux is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Police say the suspects broke into a home on Thursday afternoon  in the 4900 block of South Sheridan Drive. Police say the resident came home to find the front door had been forced open, rooms had been ransacked, and valuables were missing.

One of the suspects ran off as soon as the resident arrived home. The second man was still inside, and the resident ended up confronting him. That second suspect then ran off as well.

A group of teens who had been alerted to the situation managed to stop one of the men, and waited for police to arrive and take him into custody.

A K-9 unit and additional officers soon arrived. They were able to track the second suspect through the snow

Police say the two also have multiple prior felony convictions, and had recently been released from prison. One is currently on parole for multiple Home Invasion offenses.