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Deputies: Robbers Claimed To Be Lawmen
2 Men Arrested On Charges Of Home Invasion Robbery
Published On: Oct 14 2011 02:08:12 PM EDT Updated On: Mar 16 2010 03:06:25 AM EDTClay County deputies said two men were arrested after a home-invasion robbery early Monday morning in Orange Park.
Deputies said John Rogers, 19, and Joseph Wallace, 20, forced their way into a home on Stagecoach Drive in Orange Park about 2:30 a.m. According to the report, the two men with either rifles or shotguns kicked in the front door, identified themselves a law enforcement officers and told the resident they had a court order for the house.
Douglas Zickefoose lives in the packed home with his relatives. He said he was in a room when he heard the commotion in the living room, where the men held up his family.
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Zickefoose said the two men demanded valuables and guns, leaving with a bag of jewelry and a .38-caliber handgun. He says he quickly found out they were not police officers.
"Cops don't say 'I'm going to kill you!' 'Where's your valuables?'" he said.
Zickefoose's uncle, Kevin Reese, followed the suspects when they drove off. He says he was armed and was ready to bring the suspects down.
"I was actually going to shoot the driver," said Reese. "But I said no, it was wrong, so I started flashing my lights at 'em and stuff like that."
Police noticed the chase and got involved. It ended at County Road 220, where the suspects fled out of their car.
Rogers was arrested a few hours later after he was tracked by a police dog and charged.
Wallace was arrested Tuesday.
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