The home of Andrew Jones, the founder of Noah’s Ark Scans, was ransacked on Saturday as research on the boat-shaped Durupınar formation near Mount Ararat in Turkey continues.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Noah’s Ark Scans, the group leading an expedition into the origins of the Durupınar formation, believed to house Noah’s Ark of the Bible, has received permits from the government of Turkey to explore the site and conduct a deep-core drilling survey.
Jones recently announced a major discovery in the expedition when the team “struck a layer so hard that the drill bit broke,” challenging the long-standing belief held by geologists that the formation was caused by a natural landslide or limestone block. Third-party lab testing for mineralized or petrified wood, which could indicate that a wooden ark has been buried for thousands of years.
“I believe this is Noah’s Ark, that’s why I’m putting the Durupinar site through the most rigorous testing possible,” Jones said.
Now, Jones is facing threats on his life and apparent attempts to destroy his research on the biblical site.
Lauren Witzke, the President of Noah's Ark Scans, announced on Saturday that Jones's apartment was "ransacked and burglarized" after he fled his apartment from individuals repeatedly threatening to kill him in the middle of the night.
"We’ve already said this expedition has come under attacks that are borderline demonic. But we still didn’t think they’d go this far," Witzke wrote on X. "They stole his laptops, his computers, his memory cards , basically anything they thought he might have stored the Noah’s Ark evidence on," she said, noting that it was a targeted robbery and "they specifically knew what they were there for."
Witzke noted, however, that copies of everything were made and stored on memory cards, and "none of the data was lost." She added, "Andrew is safe, the research is safe, we are not backing down and we won’t be scared into quitting the most important scientific study in world history."
Full statement below:
Noah’s Ark Scans founder’s apartment ransacked and burglarized!!
We’ve already said this expedition has come under attacks that are borderline demonic. But we still didn’t think they’d go this far.
After the permitted study was announced, Andrew started getting woken up between 1 and 3 a.m. People banging on his door. Yelling profanities. Trying to get in. Threatening to kill him. More than once.
We all told him to get out and stay with a friend until the 2026 Noah’s Ark study was over and thank God he listened.
While he was gone, they broke in and they turned the place upside down. They stole his laptops, his computers, his memory cards , basically anything they thought he might have stored the Noah’s Ark evidence on.
They didn’t take anything else of value. As you can see they left the mic, printer, etc they JUST stole what they through would be the research. They specifically knew what they were there for.
When the police asked for security footage, they were told the apartment complex cameras were down during the robbery.
This doesn’t look like a local job. The villagers around the site have been good to us. They benefit from the tourism Noah’s Ark brings and the man screaming threats through the door was speaking English.
Of course, Andrew had already had made and taken copies with him of everything on memory cards so none of the data was lost.
Andrew is safe, the research is safe, we are not backing down and we won’t be scared into quitting the most important scientific study in world history.
Demons can seethe. Help us finish our mission: NoahsArkScans.com/donate and PLEASE continue to pray for my dear friend Andrew Jones’ safety.
Noah’s Ark Scans founder’s apartment ransacked and burglarized!!
We’ve already said this expedition has come under attacks that are borderline demonic. But we still didn’t think they’d go this far.
After the permitted study was announced, Andrew started getting woken up between… pic.twitter.com/SvCAVzqXbk
— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) September 26, 2026
