Third Suspect Arrested in Overnight Home Invasion Linked to Assault and Kidnapping

In North Carolina, law enforcement officials revealed on Wednesday that they have apprehended a third individual suspected of involvement in a violent home invasion. The incident allegedly involved several undocumented immigrants who terrorized a victim with acts of kidnapping, burglary, and sexual assault.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported that detectives arrested John Carlos Calderon, aged 22, on Monday. The arrest is connected to a February 11 incident in Greenville that left the victim requiring hospital treatment.

Calderon, who is also from Greenville, joins two other suspects already in custody: 20-year-old Jonathan David Garcia-Lario, who is homeless, and 21-year-old Zaid Mayen, a resident of Chapel Hill.

Authorities are still investigating Calderon’s immigration status. He is currently being held without bail at the Pitt County Detention Center.

The arrest of John Carlos Calderon marks him as the third suspect in the disturbing home invasion case in North Carolina. (Pitt County Sheriff)

All three suspects face the same first-degree felony charges, including forcible sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, and the use of a deadly weapon with intent to kill causing serious injury.

Garcia-Lario was first arrested last Friday in connection with the attack, followed later that day by Mayen.

Evidence was also found at an apartment in Chapel Hill, the city where Mayen resides roughly two hours from the crime scene, police said.

The sun rises over Greenville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Illegal immigrants Jonathan David Garcia-Lario (L) and Zaid Mayen were arrested in a reported home invasion in North Carolina.  (Madeline Gray for The Washington Post/Getty Images/Pitt County Sheriff)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was notified, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed detainers on both illegal immigrants, instructing local authorities to extend their custody, allowing federal agents to assume control. 

Garcia-Lario remains held without bond at the Pitt County Detention Center alongside Calderon, while Mayen was booked into the Orange County Detention Center, also without bond.

A police officer pulls police tape around a crime scene on Jan. 6, 2022.  (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Pitt County Sheriff said the investigation and subsequent arrests were assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Chapel Hill Police Department, and the Major Crimes and Forensic Services Units.

Authorities said the victim was taken to a local hospital by ambulance but did not confirm the nature or extent of their injuries.

Fox News reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for more information.