Police Arrest Men from Trenton for Burglary of a Montgomery Township Home

Posted Feb. 10, 10:30 am | By Barbara A. Preston for The Montgomery News

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police announced the arrests on Feb. 10 of three Trenton men: Devoris Daniels, 20, Mekai Wright, 24, and Lloyd Beard-Julius, 30, in relation to a residential burglary of an occupied residence that occurred on December 16, 2025 in Montgomery Township.    

The press release was issued by Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo and  Montgomery Township Chief of Police Silvio Bet.

From left: Devoris Daniels, Mekai Wright, and and Lloyd Beard-Julius.

Photo from the Somerset County Prosecutor's office.

Montgomery Township Police received a 9-1-1 call of a burglary in progress to an occupied residence on Remy Court in Montgomery Township on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 10:53 pm. The caller reported hearing suspicious noises and observing broken glass from a window in the basement of the residence.

Montgomery Township officers responded to the residence and located a male suspect, later identified as Devoris Daniels in the driveway. Daniels refused to comply with the responding officer’s instructions to stop before fleeing on foot into the backyard. 

Officers in pursuit of the suspect observed that Daniels had re-entered the basement of the residence through a broken window and were able to apprehend him inside of the residence, where he was located hiding in a closet. Additionally, a Somerset County Sheriff’s Office officer responded to the scene to assist in tracking additional suspects with the use of a canine, along with Bernards Township police using drone assets.   

The Burglary Investigation

Prosecutor McDonald said detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Burglary Task Force alongside detectives from the Montgomery Township Police Department joined the burglary investigation the morning of December 17. It was determined there were two additional suspects involved, and a 2022 Nissan Altima was used during the residential burglary. Detectives located the vehicle in Trenton.

Upon conducting physical surveillance of the vehicle, detectives observed Mekai Wright entering the vehicle.  Detectives initiated a motor vehicle stop of the vehicle, when Wright exited the vehicle and fled on foot.  Following a brief foot pursuit, Wright was placed under arrest.  

Through further investigative means, detectives identified Lloyd Beard-Julius as the third and final suspect of the burglary. A warrant was issued for his arrest, which was placed in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. On January 28, Beard-Julius was arrested by the Mount Laurel Police Department in Burlington County on unrelated charges and subsequently served with the Somerset County Warrant.      

Prosecutor McDonald stated the defendants apprehended were each charged with the following:

• Devoris Daniels - charged with 2nd degree Burglary of an Occupied Structure, and 4th degree Resisting Arrest/Eluding.

• Mekai Wright - charged with 2nd degree Burglary of an Occupied Structure, Criminal Mischief, and Obstruction, both disorderly persons offenses.   

• Lloyd Beard-Julius – Charged with 2nd degree Burglary of an Occupied Structure, and Criminal Mischief, a disorderly person’s offense. 

Daniels and Wright were remanded to the Somerset County Jail pending a Superior Court detention hearing in this matter. Beard-Julius was remanded to the Burlington County Jail awaiting court proceedings in Somerset County.  

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Prosecutor McDonald commends the Montgomery Township Police Department, the Bernards Township Police Department, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Burglary Task Force for working together and sharing critical information in a timely fashion which led to the identification and apprehension of these suspects.

Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Roman, and Chief Bet requests anyone with information relating to this incident to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Burglary Task Force at (908) 231-7100 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Tips Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and tips will be confidential.

NOTE: The charges are merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.