Vigilant citizens helped Matthews police catch two men in the act of breaking into a home today. Police say a neighbor spotted a suspicious car outside a house on Atrium Way and called police.Police responded and found Jonathan Cantu (Top pic) waiting in the car while Mark Amadi (Bottom pic) was inside burglarizing the home. Police said Amadi kicked in the back door of the home to gain entry. When he spotted police officers, he took off running but police caught him.
WBTV has a video showing the illegal items police found in the car of the two men. Police found a large plastic bag with marijuana bagged up and ready to sell... 32 grams of it! They also found over $300 in cash.
This isn't the first arrest for Cantu or Amadi. Cantu has several arrests for possession of drugs and driving without a license.Amadi has a more serious criminal history including previous breaking and entering charges, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of drug charges. In addition, Amadi had a warrant out for his arrest when he was arrested today.