Police arrested two men accused of beating a man with a pipe while he was duct-taped to a chair during a violent home invasion.
Urie Ridgeway, 44, of Mt. Laurel and Willie Hyman, 50, of Wrightstown were arrested and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, burglary, theft, criminal restraint, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and kidnapping.
Ridgeway and Hyman entered a home through an unsecured door on Chief Massasoit Road in Medford Township, New Jersey back on Feb. 8, police said. Once inside, they allegedly duct-taped the 64-year-old homeowner to a chair, assaulted him and demanded money.
The two men repeatedly beat the man with a pipe or similar object and threatened to return to the home and kill him if he called police, according to investigators.
The suspects then allegedly stole an undetermined amount of cash as well as the man’s 2010 silver Cadillac DTS. Police were later called to the scene and the victim was taken to Virtua Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
After police released composite sketches of the suspects they received several tips and leads from the public. The investigation led detectives to Mount Holly Thursday where they found the stolen Cadillac. Ridgeway was found in the area a short time later and arrested. A warrant was then issued for Hyman's arrest and he was taken into custody Friday.
Both men were lodged into the Burlington County jail in lieu of $350,000 bail.
