Overview
- Emajae Brown, 25, was arraigned Tuesday in Salem District Court, pleaded not guilty, and was ordered held without bail pending an April 21 dangerousness hearing.
- Prosecutors say two masked intruders on March 28 assaulted and tied up the caretaker at Rock Edge, then fled with valuables and a Porsche later found abandoned in a Lynn cemetery.
- Police used license-plate readers to follow the Porsche into Lynn and pulled nearby Ring videos that highlighted distinctive sandals seen on a suspect.
- Investigators matched those sandals to prior Encore casino footage involving Brown and his ex-girlfriend who worked at the home, which prosecutors say helped confirm his identity.
- Authorities say phone pings led them to Brown in New York, where surveillance showed a visit to a jewelry dealer, and they later recovered more than $300,000 and gold items linked to the house; a second suspect remains at large and investigators are reviewing any role by the ex-girlfriend.