Man arrested in home invasion now charged in separate burglary

JACKSON, Tenn. — One of three suspects charged with breaking into a home with an elderly woman inside earlier this month appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court on new charges.

Thaddeus Wilkes appears Thursday in Jackson City Court via video uplink.

According to court papers, Thaddeus Wilkes burglarized a Carolane Drive home in February, and officers say they have digital proof he did it.

Officers say Wilkes not only sent a picture of him holding a gun taken from the house but that he also shot video on his phone during the break-in with a GPS link to the house.

He faces new counts of aggravated burglary and felony theft.

Wilkes and two juveniles are charged in a March 4 home invasion on Cambrian Way where police say a woman in her 90s was home alone at the time.

He faces charges of aggravated burglary and felony theft in that case.