BY BRIAN L. HUCHEL
DANVILLE — Two men remain in custody in connection with a failed robbery attempted that ended in the shooting of a man.
Lemon Dudley, 26, and Dewayne Thomas, 35, both of Chicago, were picked up at the Cook County Jail Monday afternoon by deputies with the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department and later booked in at the Public Safety Building.
Both men were wanted on warrants by Danville police in connection with a Jan. 13 shooting incident in the first block of Buchanan Street. The warrants were issued near the end of January.
Police Deputy Director Doug Miller said the men were arrested at about 5:30 a.m. Monday for Danville police by U.S. Marshals working with the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. The men were at Dudley’s home.
Dudley is charged with home invasion, home invasion with the discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. His bond is set at $500,000.
Thomas is charged with home invasion with a firearm, home invasion with the discharge of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon. His bond is set at $250,000.
Vermilion County State’s Attorney Randy Brinegar said the men are expected to appear in court for arraignment today.
Detectives continue to investigate the crime that took place on Jan. 13 in the house located at 20 S. Buchanan St. Police responded to the scene to find a man on the sidewalk area with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to police, the injured man and another individual tried to force their way into the home just before 9:30 a.m. that day. Both were armed at the time. In the course of the home invasion, one man was shot outside the home while two others fled from the scene.
Police at this point have not released the name of the third suspect, who remains hospitalized in stable condition, Miller said.
Miller would not rule out the possibility of more arrests coming as a result of the investigation.
Miller could not comment on a motive, although police have said they do not believe the crime was a random act. None of the people inside the home at the time of the incident were injured.
Neither Dudley nor Thomas have adult criminal records in Vermilion or Champaign counties.
