One arrested, others wanted accused in Ponchatoula home invasion

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PONCHATOULA, La. ( WGNO ) — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a man accused in an August home invasion in Ponchatoula.

Deputies said around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 25, they responded to a call of three masked men entering a home on Wood Avenue.

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It was also reported that the group allegedly held all residents inside at gunpoint as they took money and other items.

Deputies say the suspects then left the home in a gray or white Nissan Altima.

Through investigation, deputies identified 23-year-old Tydarius Rico Andrews, as a suspect and issued an arrest warrant.

On Oct. 16, Andrews was arrested and booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on charges of home invasion, armed robbery, second-degree kidnapping, attempted first-degree rape, simple damage to property, identity theft and principle to aggravated battery.

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The investigation into the crime remains ongoing. Detectives believed this was a targeted attack as they discovered Andrews had a connection to the family.

Anyone with information on the location of others involved is asked to call the Criminal Investigations Office at 985-902-2017.

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