HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Police Division has identified the man arrested after an hours-long barricade Friday and revealed the man is also charged in a burglary at another business earlier in the day.
Police say Kenneth Jones, 34, of Hampton, has been charged with one count of burglary, three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, three counts of grand larceny, one count of destruction of property and one count of obstruction in connection with the barricade situation at Superior Pawn and Gun, according to a Hampton Police Division press release.
Hampton officers had been called to the pawn shop in the 100 block of West Mercury Boulevard in relation to a burglary at about 6:34 a.m. Friday. They saw an individual with a firearm on the roof of the business, who then retreated and barricaded himself inside.
The situation lasted most of the day, with the man being taken into custody just before 4 p.m. Both directions of West Mercury Boulevard were closed between North King Street and LaSalle Avenue for most of the day.
On Saturday, Hampton Police Division revealed Jones also is charged in a burglary that happened at the Classic Toyota Hampton in the 2300 block of West Mercury Boulevard.
Police said they noticed a brand-new Toyota without tags parked at the pawn shop as they investigated the burglary and barricade situation. They contacted the Toyota dealership, which confirmed it was part of their inventory.
The investigation revealed the Toyota dealership had been burglarized at about 3:11 a.m., where the suspect allegedly took the vehicle that was found at the pawn shop.
Jones has been charged with two counts of burglary, one count of felony vandalism, one count of grand larceny and one count of possession of burglary tools.