Andrew Clapp, general manager of Superior Pawn and Gun in Hampton, showed News 3 inside the business’s gun range Monday. The range was the center of an hours-long standoff Friday.
“This is where the suspect fell through the ceiling,” Clapp said, pointing to a hole in the ceiling.
Police say the suspect is 34-year-old Kenneth Jones. after the hours-long standoff ended. Police took him out of the building and gave him water, before taking him to jail.
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He is facing two burglary charges, felony vandalism, grand larceny, and possession of burglarious tools. Police say he stole a new Toyota from Classic Toyota Hampton on West Mercury Boulevard just after 3 a.m. Friday before attempting to burglarize the pawn shop a few hours later.
As News 3 has reported, officers went to the pawn shop early Friday morning for a report of a burglary.
When they got there, police say someone outside the business saw them and went inside and that’s when the standoff began.