Camera Catches Detroit Man Burglarizing Alpena Hunting Cabin: Police

ALPENA, MI — A Detroit man was arrested last month in Alpena after a homeowner's surveillance video caught him breaking into his hunting cabin and stealing items, Michigan State Police said.

Donald Jordan Williams, 25, was charged with second-degree home invasion and larceny from a building. He was placed in the Alpena County Jail on a $250,000 bond. His next scheduled court appearance is on April 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Officials said they got a call from a man who lives downstate on March 27 that someone was trying to break into his hunting cabin up north near Ossineke, just south of Alpena, along Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay.

The homeowner told officials he installed a cellular trail camera inside the house and watched the burglar take items from inside, officials said.

While taking items from the house, Williams found the camera and began walking around with it, officials said.

As state troopers made their way toward the cabin, Williams ran out the backdoor carrying multiple items, officials said. Troopers approached Williams and arrested him without further incident.

Williams had been on parole for a home invasion last July, officials said.