Arrests made in first armed home invasion and stabbing of 2014… [Video] [Updated]
Afternoon Update:
According to BPD Sergeant Sean Sweeney, the victim, who was from Chatham, may have egged on one of the suspects by yelling into the phone something to the effect of ‘you want a piece of me!’ (a threat you might get away with in Chatham… but not in HyTown…) Things descended into a morning of violence and destruction from that point forward…
The following is the actual BPD press release:
Arpad P Voros jr 23 from Yarmouth & Ronald V. Roberts 26 from Hyannis were arrested for home invasion, assault & battery dangerous weapon and 3 counts of injury to real or personal property.
Roberts was texting his 19 year old ex-girlfriend by three months during the evening, at one point they had a conversation and the new boyfriend/victim, yells into the phone so Roberts can hear, some type of bravado challenge to Roberts. A short time later Roberts and Voros show up at the 19 year old ex-girlfriends house [on] Megan Rd Hyannis. At about 4:15 am 25 yr old victim and girlfriend are watching TV when they notice a car pull in to drive way.
A fight breaks out first outside between victim and Ronald Roberts. The 19 yr old female tries to get Ronald Roberts to leave however she is pinned by the throat against the car by Arpad Voros . The victim enters the house closes the door only to have it broken down by Roberts. The fight continues in the kitchen where victim gets stabbed in upper left back. The stab wound punctures and collapses his lung. Roberts and Voros along with a third person in the car flee.
A short time later Yarmouth Officers locate Roberts and Voros at Voros West Yarmouth home. Both were transported to Barnstable Police Department and were held on no bail. They will be arraigned in Barnstable District Court Thursday morning.
Original Hyannis News coverage:
Hyannis – At about 4:15am Barnstable Police and Hyannis Rescue rushed to house on Megan Road for a reported stabbing…
A young male victim, approximately age 25, was carefully secured on a stretcher and transported to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment of at least one stab wound…
The victim’s injuries were reportedly non-life-threatening… (according to press realease, the injuries turned out to be more serious than originally thought…)
Police learned there was possibly more than one suspect…
Police quickly released the name and description of one of the suspects… including the description of his vehicle and possible direction of travel…
A Barnstable patrolman also took a position near to the suspect’s last known address…
About a half hour into the investigation Yarmouth Police Officers located and detained one of the suspects at 9 Frost Ave in West Yarmouth.
Above photos: Ronald Roberts being transfered from YPD to BPD custody…
Barnstable Police Sergeant Mark Cabral and a Barnstable Patrolman crossed the town line into West Yarmouth to take custody of 26-year-old Ronald Roberts of Hyannis.
Yarmouth patrol officers were also waiting with another suspect…
After further investigation at 9 Frost Ave, Sergeant Cabral took a second suspect into custody.
Above photo: Arpad Voras being taken into custody…
Arpad Voras, a 23-year-old male from West Yarmouth was also transported back to Barnstable Police Headquarters for booking.
Both Roberts and Voras received the exact same charges:
-Armed Home Invasion,
-Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife),
and – 3 counts of Injury to Real or Personal Property…
All three charges are felonies.
The motivation behind this morning’s crimes remains unclear…
The following video footage shows the stabbing victim on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance… it also shows Arpad Voras being taken into custody about an hour later in West Yarmouth… most of the video was captured in very low light…[Press play]
The entire investigation took about an hour and a half from the stabbing until both suspects were in custody...
Hyannis News will provide updates as they become available...
1/1/2014
Robert Bastille, HyannisNews.com
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