BY GAYLA CAWLEY
LYNN — One man has been arrested for a Tuesday morning home invasion and police are searching for two others.
A 23-year-old Lynn man was leaving his apartment at 30 Surfside Road to go to work and upon opening his front door, was met by three black men. One of the men hit him in the face with a handgun, Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said.
When the victim tried to close the door, the three men forced their way in and bound his hands with duct tape. They told him not to move or he would be shot, Donnelly said.
The men then rummaged through the home, stealing jewelry, $1,000 in cash, an iPhone and wallet, Donnelly said.
The victim’s 22-year-old wife and two children, 5 years old and 6 months old, were in the bedroom when the men made their way there. When the baby started crying, one of the men, Jean Alexis, 26, of Lynn, hit the infant in the face. Officers later observed the cut on the baby’s face, Donnelly said.
Through an investigation, Alexis was identified and a warrant was obtained for his arrest. Officers went to his home at 86 Sheridan St. on Wednesday, securing the perimeter of the home. Alexis tried to evade police before eventually surrendering outside the house, Donnelly said.
Alexis was arrested and charged with a home invasion, assault and battery on a child with injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card.
The incident is still under investigation and police are looking for two black men, 5’6 to 6 feet tall and around 180 pounds, Donnelly said.
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