Police arrest and charge suspect in Perry quadruple homicide. What we know.

A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the April 4 murders of four people in a Perry trailer park, Perry Police announced in a Thursday news release.

The suspect, 34-year-old Michael James Jordan, was previously identified as a person of interest in the case. At the time, he was being held in the Houston County Detention Center on charges of aggravated stalking, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and violation of probation.

According to the release, Jordan was charged with four counts of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, four counts of aggravated assault, three counts of possession of a knife during the commission of a certain felony, a count of first degree child abuse, a count of abuse and neglect of a person over 65, and a count of abuse and neglect of a person with disabilities.

Jordan was being held in the Houston County Detention Center Thursday without bond. According to a Thursday statement from Houston County District Attorney Eric Z. Edwards, Jordan has been in custody since the victims were found dead on April 4. He was initially arrested on charges of aggravated stalking, Edwards said.

Court records previously obtained by The Telegraph indicate that Jordan knew the four victims — 82-year-old Beaulah Robinson, 51-year-old Michelle Joiner, 37-year-old Tuquondra Robinson and 2-year-old A’Layah Joyner.

Jordan had been in a relationship with Tuquondra Robinson, and was arrested in 2023 on a battery charge against her. He was arrested again the following month for misdemeanor battery, also against Robinson, court records show.

Jordan was released on bond shortly after, but records say he violated his bond requirements in September 2023 by returning to the Warner Robins apartment where he and Robinson had been living together and banging on the door.

Police arrested Jordan again and he was indicted in October 2023 on the aggravated stalking charge, court records show.

Jordan also had two prior felony convictions including damage to property in 2016 and burglary in 2013, both in Macon County, court records show.

Thursday’s release said the case has been turned over to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

“It is our responsibility to proceed methodically and deliberately in all matters referred to our office, and that is what we have done in this case—working in constant conjunction with the Perry Police Department,” Edwards said in his statement. “I will not comment on the specific evidence at this time, as this remains an active and pending case. We will continue working closely with the Perry Police Department and all involved agencies to pursue justice on behalf of the victims and their families.”

This story was originally published May 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM.