Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Couple Arrested On Robbery Charges
WEST VIRGINIA...
A husband and wife are now facing charges in a robbery at a video lottery parlor in Kanawha County.
The alleged crime happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at Romeo's Cafe along MacCorkle Avenue in Marmet.
According to the criminal complaint, Jason Daniel Payne, 28, of Marmet, walked in Romeo's Cafe and asked the clerk for two hot dogs. When the clerk went to the kitchen, Payne walked behind the counter and grabbed two cash boxes and ran out, according to deputies.
Then, Payne jumped into a car and headed north on Route 61 towards Kanawha City.
Meanwhile, deputies found Payne's wallet at the scene along with his West Virginia Driver's License and the clerk identified him as the alleged robber, deputies say.
Meanwhile, deputies found Payne's wallet at the scene along with his West Virginia Driver's License and the clerk identified him as the alleged robber, deputies say.
Charleston Police later spotted the suspect's vehicle getting on the West Virginia Turnpike in Kanawha County. The officer later stopped the vehicle at Church and Harvard Streets in Rand.
According to the criminal complaint, Payne's wife Amanda K. LaClair-Payne, 21, of Toledo, was driving the getaway car. She later admitted to investigators her husband did take the two cash boxes from Romeo's Cafe, deputies say. One of the cash boxes was found along Route 61, just west of Marmet city limits.
According to the criminal complaint, Payne's wife Amanda K. LaClair-Payne, 21, of Toledo, was driving the getaway car. She later admitted to investigators her husband did take the two cash boxes from Romeo's Cafe, deputies say. One of the cash boxes was found along Route 61, just west of Marmet city limits.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 1:09 PM 
