x
Breaking News
More () »

Denny’s murder suspect previously convicted for breaking into homes, records show

Jordan Anderson was out of prison less than a year for armed burglary before he was arrested for murder in the Manassas Denny’s armed robbery.

ASHBURN, Va. — An Ashburn man woke up at 4:45 in the morning in May of 2016 and realized his cell phone was gone from his nightstand within arm's reach of his bed. When he woke up, he and his wife's bedroom had been ransacked, with electronics stolen all over the house. 

Loudoun County Sheriff’s were already at a nearby home, taking a report from another homeowner with ransacked cars in his garage.

That same morning, an off-duty emergency services worker told deputies working both burglary scenes that they had noticed two "suspicious kids not looking like they belonged in the neighborhood."

When deputies approached, those two people, 19-year-old Jordan Anderson, and a juvenile were getting into a taxi cab, court records show. When deputies searched the two, they found stolen electronics and valuables later found out to be from the broken-in houses. 

All of the above accounts came from court documents in the felony case Anderson plead guilty to in March of 2017.

A criminal complaint against Anderson further accused him of breaking into the houses "possessing a weapon," but the charge was later dropped, records show.

Anderson faced eight years in state prison for two counts of breaking and entering. All but two years in prison were suspended as long as Anderson completed five years of supervised probation. 

Instead, Prince William County Police say Anderson and Ryan Thomas Walker charged into the Manassas Denny’s the early morning of Dec. 26, and shot two witnesses during an armed robbery, killing 56-year-old Manassas handyman and father of two Yusuf Ozgur.

RELATED: Second suspect in Denny's homicide apprehended by US Marshal

RELATED: DoorDash driver dead, another injured after Denny's restaurant armed robbery turns deadly in Manassas

Download the brand new WUSA9 app here.

Sign up for the Get Up DC newsletter: Your forecast. Your commute. Your news.

Before You Leave, Check This Out