Man Who Bound Elderly Woman with Duct Tape Caught in Arizona: Police

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – The suspect accused of assaulting, blindfolding and binding an elderly Rochester Hills woman with duct tape in a November home invasion was arrested recently in Arizona and arraigned this week on charges that could send him to prison for up to 20 years.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Dequantell Jamerson, 27, of Flint was extradited from Arizona, where he had been tracked by the Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Team, and arraigned Monday in 52-3 District Court on the following felony charges:

• First-degree home invasion, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $5,000 fine; and
• Unlawful imprisonment, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

Magistrate Melinda A. Balian set a $150,000 cash bond, and ordered Jamerson to appear in 52-3 District Court for a probable cause hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17.

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• Elderly Woman Bound, Blindfolded in Home Invasion

On the afternoon of Nov. 17, 2015, a 77-year-old Rochester Hills woman was blindfolded and bound with duct tape after she was confronted in her home in the 2800 block of Crooks Road by a man who said he had a gun, police said.

Police said the woman fought back as she was assaulted, but was overpowered when the Jamerson allegedly pushed her to the floor and bound her hands and feet with duct tape.

After police broadcast a description of the suspect over police radio channels and sent it to the media, police questioned Jamerson the night of the attack at the sheriff’s office’s Rochester Hills Substation after a citizen reported having seen him in a retail business’ parking lot. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt like the one the victim described, and was carrying a toy gun, the sheriff’s office said.

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Jamerson, who was released pending completion of the investigation, fled the jurisdiction after questioning, police said. Among the evidence that ultimately linked him to the home invasion was a pair of gloves that contained the victim’s DNA, according to reports from the Michigan State Police Forensic Laboratory.