VB home invasion suspect arrested

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Virginia Beach police say they've arrested one of the suspects sought in home invasion/robbery last week. Brian Evans, also known as B-NYCE, was located at an Oceanfront hotel during Thursday's storm.

"The suspect [Evans] was very mobile adding to the difficultly in apprehending him. Using the opportunity of the storm in anticipation of the suspect, like many other people, not being mobile put the Warrant/Fugitive Unit in high gear to locate and apprehend the suspect. The suspect was believed to be staying in a room at a hotel in the 1900 block of Atlantic Ave. To confirm the suspect’s identity as being an occupant in the room proved to be a challenge. The haphazardness of the loss of electricity that often accompanies a storm was used this time as an opportunity to positively identify and apprehend the suspect. What the storm didn’t do the detectives did. The detectives had the hotel employees shut down the power to part the room. Shortly thereafter the suspect exited the room where he was identified and apprehended without incident," Lt. Frank LaPorta told WAVY.com.

Virginia Beach police are still looking for a second suspect in this case.

Police say Evans and another suspect broke into a home in the 900 block of Newtown Road and robbed the resident at gunpoint.

Investigators say on October 6 at around 1:30 p.m. the victim walked downstairs to find the suspects walking into the house. They demanded money from him at gunpoint then forced him upstairs.

The two men ransacked the home and fled the scene with several of the victim's personal items.

Evans is being held without bond at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center on two counts of Armed Robbery, three counts of Abduction, three counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Armed Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Wearing a Mask in Public.

Anyone with information that could help police is asked to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.