SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – One of the producers of “Bill & Ted Face the Music” was arrested and charged with an accomplice for allegedly committing a “heist” of over $1 million. Police described the crimes as seemingly being from a “bad movie script.” Prosecutors in Suffolk County announced the high-profile arrest of the CEO of a movie-producing company as well as his on and off again girlfriend.
The arrest came after police investigated the burglaries of two homes in which over $1 million in money and property were taken. Suffolk County prosecutors announced the arrest of 49-year-old Raymond Bouderau and his alleged accomplice, 57-year-old Jacqueline Jewett, for their alleged part in what police call a scene from a “bad movie script.” Bouderau, who is listed as the CEO of the movie company, Living the Dream Films, who produced “Bill & Ted Face the Music.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney alleges both Bouderau and Jewett conspired to break into two homes that they knew would be unoccupied. The two allegedly picked the homes not only for the wealth of the owners but also due to one of them being the girlfriend of one of Jewett’s former boyfriends. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney spoke at a news conference when he announced the arrest: “Life is not like the movies. These defendants thought it would be a good idea to pull a ‘heist’ wherein they secretly gathered criminal intelligence about their wealthy target, orchestrated unlawful intrusions into two locations, and made off with well over a million dollars in proceeds.”
Police began investigating one of the burglaries on September 27th when a woman in Sag Harbor reported she found her home ransacked. Investigators noted the suspects had shut off power to the home so that any video surveillance would not capture them using a basement window to gain entry into the home.
Once inside the home, police allege the suspects stook over $1 million in jewelry, wine, firearms, and cash. Additionally, another of the woman’s homes, in Manhattan, had also been burglarized the same day. Detectives working the case learned the suspects in the case utilized the woman’s boyfriend’s Apple iCloud information to obtain the types of valuables the victim had in her home as well as when she planned on being gone for an extended period.
Additionally, detectives were able to retrieve text messages allegedly between Jewett and Bouderau which show them coordinating the crime. One of the text messages, allegedly sent from Jewett to Bouderau on the 23rd of September, read: “I did find out that the weekend of October 14th will be at [censored] house (guiford) therefore NY is open.”
As police investigated the case, they came across video surveillance images that depicted a truck that was allegedly registered to Bouderau at both of the burglary locations when the crime is believed to have been committed. Other video surveillance, near Boudreau’s home, allegedly shows him and another person, who has not been identified, bringing what they believe to have been the victim’s stolen property into his home.
Detectives were able to develop probable cause that the victim’s stolen items were located in Bouderau’s residence and obtained a search warrant. Officials executing the search warrant, on November 30th, allegedly came across several items which were stolen from the victim, including several bottles of wine and an AR-15. Detectives interviewed Jewett on the 30th regarding her involvement in the two burglaries. According to detectives, she allegedly confessed to her participation in the crimes.
Bouderau and Jewett were taken into custody and charged with grand larceny and burglary. Bouderau also faces charges of criminal conspiracy. Jewett was given a $200,000 bail at the time of her first appearance while Bouderau was ordered to be held without bail. DA Tierney praises the joint effort of several law enforcement agencies which led to the arrest of Bouderau and Jewett and wants everyone to know that real life is “not like the movies.”
He said: “If there’s one thing that this case illustrates is that life is not like the movies, and in Suffolk County, if you steal other people’s property, whether it’s at the point of a gun or in this case through the planning of an elaborate heist, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, along with our law enforcement partners, will hunt you down and you’ll be held responsible.”
The arrest came after police investigated the burglaries of two homes in which over $1 million in money and property were taken. Suffolk County prosecutors announced the arrest of 49-year-old Raymond Bouderau and his alleged accomplice, 57-year-old Jacqueline Jewett, for their alleged part in what police call a scene from a “bad movie script.” Bouderau, who is listed as the CEO of the movie company, Living the Dream Films, who produced “Bill & Ted Face the Music.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney alleges both Bouderau and Jewett conspired to break into two homes that they knew would be unoccupied. The two allegedly picked the homes not only for the wealth of the owners but also due to one of them being the girlfriend of one of Jewett’s former boyfriends. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney spoke at a news conference when he announced the arrest: “Life is not like the movies. These defendants thought it would be a good idea to pull a ‘heist’ wherein they secretly gathered criminal intelligence about their wealthy target, orchestrated unlawful intrusions into two locations, and made off with well over a million dollars in proceeds.”
Police began investigating one of the burglaries on September 27th when a woman in Sag Harbor reported she found her home ransacked. Investigators noted the suspects had shut off power to the home so that any video surveillance would not capture them using a basement window to gain entry into the home.
Once inside the home, police allege the suspects stook over $1 million in jewelry, wine, firearms, and cash. Additionally, another of the woman’s homes, in Manhattan, had also been burglarized the same day. Detectives working the case learned the suspects in the case utilized the woman’s boyfriend’s Apple iCloud information to obtain the types of valuables the victim had in her home as well as when she planned on being gone for an extended period.
Additionally, detectives were able to retrieve text messages allegedly between Jewett and Bouderau which show them coordinating the crime. One of the text messages, allegedly sent from Jewett to Bouderau on the 23rd of September, read: “I did find out that the weekend of October 14th will be at [censored] house (guiford) therefore NY is open.”
As police investigated the case, they came across video surveillance images that depicted a truck that was allegedly registered to Bouderau at both of the burglary locations when the crime is believed to have been committed. Other video surveillance, near Boudreau’s home, allegedly shows him and another person, who has not been identified, bringing what they believe to have been the victim’s stolen property into his home.
Detectives were able to develop probable cause that the victim’s stolen items were located in Bouderau’s residence and obtained a search warrant. Officials executing the search warrant, on November 30th, allegedly came across several items which were stolen from the victim, including several bottles of wine and an AR-15. Detectives interviewed Jewett on the 30th regarding her involvement in the two burglaries. According to detectives, she allegedly confessed to her participation in the crimes.
Bouderau and Jewett were taken into custody and charged with grand larceny and burglary. Bouderau also faces charges of criminal conspiracy. Jewett was given a $200,000 bail at the time of her first appearance while Bouderau was ordered to be held without bail. DA Tierney praises the joint effort of several law enforcement agencies which led to the arrest of Bouderau and Jewett and wants everyone to know that real life is “not like the movies.”
He said: “If there’s one thing that this case illustrates is that life is not like the movies, and in Suffolk County, if you steal other people’s property, whether it’s at the point of a gun or in this case through the planning of an elaborate heist, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, along with our law enforcement partners, will hunt you down and you’ll be held responsible.”
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