Two felons accused of breaking into several homes surrounding a Hemet golf resort, threatening and robbing the occupants, were charged Monday with armed robbery and other offenses.
Andre David Ramon Johnson Jr., 32, of Hemet and Todd Anthony Thornton Jr., 27, of San Jacinto were arrested Thursday following a Hemet Police Department investigation.
In addition to the robbery count, each man is charged with burglary, making criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and attempted burglary.
The pair were slated to make a joint initial court appearance Monday afternoon at the Banning Justice Center. Both are being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside.
According to the Hemet Police Department, Johnson and Thornton allegedly engaged in a burglary spree on Oct. 9 centered in the Seven Hills Golf Resort, on the south side of the city, near Diamond Valley Lake.
Investigators said multiple properties were targeted, and the defendants allegedly threatened several victims with weapons, though no one was injured.
Patrol officers responding to 911 calls searched the area but were unable to locate the perpetrators, police said.
According to authorities, Thornton was allegedly caught in the act of trying to burglarize another property on Plumrose Street and was taken into custody without incident in the predawn hours Thursday.
Johnson was identified hours later as the second party allegedly involved in the break-ins and was arrested without a struggle by county Gang Impact Team investigators in Temecula.
According to court records, Johnson has prior convictions for spousal abuse, burglary and stalking. Thornton has priors for robbery and being a felon with a firearm.