Prosecutors said McClain and a 16-year-old accomplice kicked in the front door of the woman’s house on Jan. 17 and held her at knifepoint.
Exterior view of the the Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton on South Warren St.
TRENTON — Bail was raised to $200,000 this morning for a city teen charged with breaking into a Villa Park home and assaulting the resident at knifepoint.
Markese McClain, 18, appeared in court via video from the Mercer County Correction Center for the bail hearing.
Prosecutors said that McClain and a 16-year-old boy kicked in the front door of the woman’s house on the 900 block of Lyndale Avenue on Jan. 17 and held her at knifepoint.
The younger accomplice took the necklace the woman was wearing while McClain went upstairs to the second floor and began taking jewelry, prosecutors said.
The victim was alone, but a neighbor called police at around 12:45 p.m. One officer interrupted the two teens and held them inside the house until backup officers arrived and took them into custody. The woman's injuries were not serious, police said.
McClain was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree burglary.
McClain, who asked to be called Markese Anderson, has three known aliases and is currently serving probation on a burglary charge after being sentenced in September, Jimenez said.
Jimenez said McClain cannot be released until he has a violation of probation hearing, even if he posts bail.
McClain’s alleged accomplice had juvenile petitions signed against him on the same charges. The status of those petitions was not available.