Man charged in armed Va. home invasion

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A man has been arrested in a Woodbridge home invasion in which five people, including a 4-week-old child, were held in a room at gunpoint. The robbery happened shortly after 9 p.m. on June 2, when two men forced their way into a house on the 14600 block of Endsley Turn. One forced a 24-year-old man and four children, who were between the ages of 4 weeks and 11 years, into an upstairs bedroom. Another searched the house for a man who reportedly didn’t live there and a third man remained outside, Prince William County police said.

The man who held the five people in the bedroom has been arrested. Police said 29-year-old Darryl E. Jones, of Woodbridge, is charged with abduction, entering a dwelling to commit robbery and firearms offenses.

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