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Four Arrested After FaceTime Captures Armed Home Invasion in Sumpter Township

A coordinated multi‑agency search led to arrests and has put the case under Wayne County prosecutor review while township officials move to revive a public safety millage.

Overview

  • A friend on a FaceTime call witnessed the ambush Thursday night and called 911, bringing officers to a home on the 44000 block of Wear Road while the robbery was still in progress.
  • Police say four men armed with rifles and handguns ambushed residents, pistol‑whipped and handcuffed a victim, and demanded money, firearms and valuables.
  • Officers and partner agencies used drones, K‑9 teams and Michigan State Police aviation to search nearby woods and quickly arrest three suspects.
  • Sumpter Township resident Jason Doyle spotted a man leaving the woods Friday morning, helped police track down the fourth suspect and a getaway driver, and all four are now in custody.
  • Investigators have the FaceTime video and other evidence and are wrapping up the probe for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to decide charges as local officials push to put a public safety millage back on the November ballot.