Police: grand jury finds probable cause in July home-invasion; additional suspects under investigation

Police Chief Dano updated the board on the July 13 home-invasion investigation, saying detectives presented further evidence to a grand jury on July 30 that returned probable cause to charge multiple suspects on expanded counts. Chief Dano said three suspects arrested so far face charges that include home invasion while armed with a firearm (class X felony), home invasion causing injury (class X felony), armed robbery (class X felony), residential burglary (class 1 felony), aggravated discharge of a firearm (class 1 felony), and aggravated unlawful restraint (class 3 felony). The chief said one suspect, identified in the meeting as Joshua Mitchell, was wounded; charge details for each defendant were summarized in court filings and described by the chief in his update. The chief said one of the suspects’ first appearances included information the state’s attorney disclosed publicly to the press, which resulted in some coverage beyond what police had released. He also said the department is actively investigating a fourth suspect who was involved but not present at that appearance and that additional information would be provided as the investigation continues. No requests for additional board action were presented; the chief framed the briefing as an informational update on an active investigation.