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.