NC College police nab robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on November 7, 2009
Devontra Arnez Tyson, 21, of 4535 Martin Circle, Ayden, is one of four men accused of trying to rob Jolly’s Pawn Shop, located near the intersection of North Greene Street and Pactolus Highway.
During the robbery attempt, a man started firing his weapon and shot one of his accomplices, according to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office. The pawn shop owner then fired a weapon, and the getaway driver drove away without the others, forcing them to run from the scene.
Two men were arrested several blocks from the shop, including the man who was shot. The driver was arrested the next day.
Tyson was arrested at 9 a.m. Friday, PCC Police Chief Alan Edwards said. A student reported a man he didn’t know approached him and started a conversation. While the student was distracted, the man took some money the student had in his car, Edwards said.
The student provided a detailed description of the suspect and officers found him a short time later, Edwards said.
“He initially gave a false name, then another,” Edwards said. “At one point it was stated he was looking to sign up for classes, and at another point he said he was on campus to visit some friends.”
Officers took Tyson to the Pitt County Detention Center. Jail personnel recognized him and called deputies, who charged him for the pawn shop robbery.
The sheriff’s office charged Tyson with one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of attempted armed robbery with a dangerous weapon. Ayden police also charged him with one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of failure to appear for unrelated incident. He remained in Pitt County jail Friday under a $603,000 secured bond.
The three other men charged in connection with the attempted robbery are Charles Augustus Reynolds, 20, of 122 Concord Drive; Willie Derod Beale, 20, of 1167 Concord Drive, Apt. E, Greenville; and James Earl Jones, 18, of 406 W. Forlines Road. Reynolds and Jones have been released on bond; Beale remains in custody
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