Holder Pleads Guilty to Burglary Charges

Thaddeaus Holder, the Jackson man charged in 12 separate north Jackson home burglaries, pleaded guilty to two of them, Tuesday. Holder pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, theft of property over $1,000, evading arrest and coercions of a witness in the burglary of a home on Winding Oaks on March 4. In that incident, he admits to shooting at the homeowner who came home and surprised him. The homeowner was not injured. Police found the vehicle linked to that burglary abandoned on Old Hickory Blvd. near Judson Cove. The driver tried to escape by running but he was arrested after a short chase. Investigators were able to link Holder to the car and a home at 8 Judson Cove. A search of the home uncovered electronic items, cash and jewelry taken during 12 different home burglaries in the areas of Ridgecrest Rd., Walnut Trace, Old Humboldt Rd., Pennington Place and Hunter’s Green subdivisions. Officers also recovered two handguns, about 93 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Tuesday, he also pleaded guilty to a break-in on MCO Road on the same day. He pleaded to charges of aggravated burglary, theft of property over $1,000 and identity theft in this case. Holder received an effective 18-year prison sentence for the two cases. He faces charges in ten other aggravated burglaries.