Three sentenced in 2017 home invasion
home invasion.
When deputies arrived, they found Alcantar, described as “incapacitated,” inside the home. Freeman had been chased into nearby woods by a group of armed neighbors.
Officers said that the two burst into the home while a husband and his wife were seated at a table having dinner. Both suspects wore masks and gloves and were armed with bricks and baseball bats.
The male occupant of the home was struck by a brick but was able to wrestle the bat away from Alcantar, using the bat on Alcantar to defend himself and his wife.
Freeman fled on foot but was caught by the neighbors and held for officers.
Detectives recovered masks, gloves, baseball bats, tape, as well as other items of physical evidence at the scene and also determined that the defendants took measures to keep from leaving trace evidence at the scene.
The Cruelty to Animals charge stemmed from Alcantar striking the victims’ dog with a baseball bat during the struggle as the animal attempted to protect its owners.
Alcantar and Freeman were taken into custody late last week and remain in Gordon County Jail.
One was airlifted and another sent for treatment by ground in a Saturday afternoon motorcycle accident on Highway 136 at I-75 Resaca Exit 320.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 2016 Harley Davidson was traveling east on Highway 136 in the right lane when a 2015 Ford Focus, that had been traveling north and left I-75 at Exit 320, attempted to turn