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Local Man Charged in Connection with Dunbar Armored Truck Robbery
St. Louis, MO – A brazen armed robbery of a Dunbar Armored truck has led to the arrest and charging of two local men. Charles Johnson and Shayne Kier Jones were charged in a criminal complaint for the April 4 armed robbery of the armored truck.
According to the affidavit filed with the criminal complaint, Johnson and Jones robbed Dunbar Armored Company shortly after a money pickup from the Parking Division of the City of St. Louis. The money was taken from a Dunbar Armored employee at gunpoint.
Jones, an employee of Dunbar, was driving the armored truck when he stopped for gas. He then acted like he was lost and stopped the truck at Antelope and Switzer in the City of St. Louis. Two individuals with guns rushed him and demanded the money in the truck.
As threats of violence were being made, Jones began to throw the money bags out the back door to Johnson and another man. CT, the driver of the armored truck, said that there was a white Buick vehicle right next to the armored car.
Johnson and Jones were interviewed as victims by law enforcement on April 4, but Jones later changed his story and told employees of Dunbar that he committed the robbery as he was threatened by unknown people.
On April 14, the owner of the white vehicle, JB, which was used in the robbery, was interviewed and finally admitted his involvement in the robbery. JB told law enforcement that Johnson contacted him with the concept of the robbery and provided the Dunbar shirts used in the robbery, skull caps, and sunglasses.
Johnson and Jones, both of St. Louis City, were each charged in a criminal complaint with one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by threats of violence, a violation of Title 18:1951 and 2.
If convicted, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by threats of violence carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.
As is always the case, charges set forth in a criminal complaint are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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