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May 24, 2021
The Alpena Police Department says Allan Hughes, 28, of Wyoming returned to Michigan Saturday following his arrest in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 4.
Officials say Hughes is being held at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson, as is awaiting arraignment in the 88th District Court.
Hughes was arrested by the Scottsdale Police Department after he was identified as a suspect in an armed home invasion in Alpena on Apr. 27.
Hughes faces seven charges, including: Armed robbery-serious injury, first degree home invasion, unlawful imprisonment, felonious assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, possession of a weapon by a felon, and one count felony firearm.
Meanwhile, some residents want to know more about what happened April 27.
APD announced on March 5 that police had arrested Allan Hughes, of Wyoming, Michigan, in Arizona on several charges related to the April 27 incident. The second man, not identified, apparently remained on the run. Police have released no further information.
Police have not said why the men broke into the home, whether two guns found on the roadside during the manhunt belonged to the men or were their only weapons, how the men escaped, or why police felt the men no longer posed a threat to the community.
Alpena Police Chief Joel Jett in an email to The News on Tuesday that disclosing other details could be detrimental to the success of the still-active investigation and he’ll provide more information to the public at the appropriate time.
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The Alpena Department responded to a crash on Chisholm Street at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. Chisholm Street is used as a part of a detour through the city because of the closure of the Bagley Street bridge for construction, and is often backed-up with traffic. There was no report of any injuries.
The Alpena Police Department responded to a crash on Chisholm Street at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. Chisholm Street is used as a part of a detour through the city because of the closure of the Bagley Street bridge for construction, and is often backed-up with traffic. There was no report of any injuries.
Allan Jerome Hughes, Jr
ALPENA A man arrested in Arizona in conjunction with a recent home invasion, assault, and manhunt in Alpena had “high violence potential,” according to police reports.
The May 4 arrest of Allan Hughes, 28, in Phoenix stemmed from an Alpena Police Department investigation of a break-in at an Alpena home and ensuing police search for two armed men on April 27.
Although two discarded guns possibly involved in the assault were found after the escape, the Scottsdale, Arizona police asked to assist in Hughes’ arrest were told by Michigan State Police that Hughes was believed to be still armed and “very dangerous,” according to police reports obtained by The News from the Scottsdale Police Department.
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An Alpena Police Department squad car is pictured in this 2020 News file photo.
ALPENA One of two men allegedly involved in an armed home invasion on 2nd Avenue last week has been arrested.
Police arrested Allan Jerome Hughes Jr., 28, of Wyoming, Michigan on Tuesday in Scottsdale, Arizona after a weeklong search, the Alpena Police Department announced in a Wednesday press release.
Police said Hughes, along with a second suspect, entered a home on the 400 block of South 2nd Avenue around 2 a.m. on April 27 and demanded cash and other items from the male and female residents. When the victims were unable to comply with the demands, police said, the male victim was beaten on the head with a handgun.