1. Bel Air, CA. 2. Charlotte, NC. 3. Turlock, CA. 4. Pinole, CA. 5. Grand Rapids, MI. 6. Leeds, AL. 7. Columbus, OH. 8. Newport, RI. 9. Charlotte, NC. 10. Memphis, TN. 11. Benton, AR. 12. Chesterfield, VA. 13. Valley, AL. 14. Philadelphia, PA. 15. Wilmington, NC. 16. Lawton, OH. 17. Little Rock, AR. 18. Bristol, TN. 19. Urbana, IL. 20. Attalla, AL. 21. Fort Worth, TX. 22. Omaha, NE. 23. Toledo, OH.
FORMER EMPLOYEE CHARTED IN BEL AIR TACO BELL ROBBERY
Police have charged an ex-employee in connection with a robbery last week at the Taco Bell restaurant in Bel Air during which three employees were locked in a freezer.
David Joseph Furey, 25, of the 800 block of Pecan Court in Bel Air, was arrested and charged Thursday with armed robbery, second- and fourth-degree burglary, theft less than $1,000 and theft between $1,000 and $10,000.
Around 6 a.m. on July 25, one of three employees in the restaurant on Route 1 in Bel Air Town Center, opened the back door to take out the trash when a man holding a baseball bat, later identified as Furey, motioned for the employee to go back inside, then allegedly motioned for all three employees to go into the restaurant's walk-in freezer, according to charging documents.
Each employee was patted down, and Furey allegedly took a cell phone, wallet and iPod touch, according to the charging documents.
Furey did not communicate other than by gestures and by typing messages on the iPod Touch he allegedly stole, according to charging documents.
One of the motions was to open the safe and get money, but the manager said the safe, which is on a timer, couldn't be opened for 10 minutes, according to charging documents. After 10 minutes, the manager opened the safe, took out the cash and gave it to Furey, who saw another safe inside and gestured that he wanted money from that safe as well, according to the documents. When the manager said it would be another 10 minutes before the safe could be opened, Furey took her back to the freezer where the other two employees were being held.
Ten minutes later, Furey took the manager to the second safe, which she then opened and put the money inside a bag. The manager was again taken back to the freezer, which Furey allegedly then barricaded with a metal storage rack, according to charging documents. Furey allegedly stole $3,550 to $4,150 from the two safes, according to charging documents.
Furey, whom the employees said was wearing only socks and no shoes, left the restaurant but returned shortly thereafter to retrieve the baseball bat he had left inside, according to charging documents. To get in, he allegedly broke the service door glass window with a rock. When he returned he was wearing flip-flops.
Police interviewed Furey, at the suggestion of a previous employee. Furey said he had not been involved in taking anything from the safe that morning.
Two days later, a cab driver told Bel Air Police about her contact with Furey. She said drove Furey, who appeared intoxicated, last Wednesday evening from Hollywood Casino in Perryville to the Pecan Court address, where he told her he didn't have any money, according to charging documents.
When the driver told Furey she would drive him to the police department, Furey went to get money that he took from a black gallon-size bag. When the driver commented that Furey had dropped a number of $5 bills on the ground, he allegedly said he had a lot of money because he had robbed a Taco Bell, according to charging documents. The driver left Furey a note telling him where his car was at the casino.
On Thursday, police approached Furey while he sat on the sidewalk in front of his home, according to charging documents. The officers said he appeared highly intoxicated and was holding a "significant number" of $5 bills with others lying on the ground around him. Police searched his home and found a note written by the cab driver and a pair of flip-flops matching the ones worn by the suspect in the video surveillance from the Taco Bell, according to charging documents.
Furey was arrested and taken to Harford County Detention Center and released Friday on $30,000 bond.
SCOTT DIXON REFLECTS ON FAST-FOOD ROBBERY
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The whole plan had been to celebrate Scott Dixon’s pole-winning run for the Indianapolis 500 at a downtown Italian restaurant. But the restaurant was closed by the time Dixon had completed his media obligations Sunday night.
“Really, only the next choice was to get fast food,” Dixon said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.
So Dixon and his friend Dario Franchitti headed to Taco Bell, where Dixon planned to order his usual Cheesy Gordita Crunch, subbing beans for the meat. The two were robbed at gunpoint while waiting in the drive-through lane just a mile down the road from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“It was definitely shocking, disbelief for the most part,” Dixon said, acknowledging the “bizarre contrast” of being robbed a few hours after the high of winning the pole for the race this Sunday.
“It will make you feel really small again,” Dixon said.
Dixon has been advised not to discuss details of the Sunday night robbery, in which the police arrested two boys, ages 15 and 14. Tony Kanaan, a teammate of Dixon’s with Chip Ganassi Racing, told reporters that Dixon and Franchitti had their windows down when they were approached at gunpoint.
“They held a gun at Dixon’s head and asked him for his wallet and his phone,” Kanaan said.
Dixon, a New Zealander nicknamed the Iceman because nothing seems to rattle him, said he felt that he and Franchitti had remained calm throughout the episode. He and Franchitti are avid watch collectors; Dixon said the vintage Rolex he was wearing and “a Daytona edition that Dario has been wearing as his lucky watch” were the two most valuable things in the car. Neither watch was taken.
In Sunday’s qualifying event, Dixon’s four-lap average was 232.164 miles per hour, the best qualifying run in 21 years at Indianapolis. When he saw his speed, Dixon thought the speedometer was broken.
It is the third pole at Indianapolis for Dixon, the 2008 race winner and a four-time IndyCar series champion, and he understands the significance of the achievement.
“Winning the pole really means a lot for the drivers,” he said. “You are trying to keep the car on its limits, so there’s kind of respect amongst yourselves, in this community. Although the race is the important part, there’s a great sense of pride in what we did Sunday.”
Two days removed from the roller coaster of emotions, Dixon seemed intent on putting the robbery behind him and focusing on winning his second Indianapolis 500. He participated in the annual off-day media tour on Tuesday, at the tour’s stop in Toronto, and reflected on his experience at Taco Bell — the restaurant of choice only because the nearest McDonald’s, a Ganassi team sponsor, was closed for renovations.
“I think the biggest thing is you are just hoping that everything is O.K., grateful that nothing silly happened,” Dixon said. “That’s the world of difference. That aside, personally, it maybe brings you to think about choices you make.”
Like going to Taco Bell at 10 p.m. after winning the pole?
“I’d still go,” he said with a laugh.
ONE WORKS THERE, THE OTHER DID. NOW, YOUNG WOMEN ARRESTED IN TACO BELL ‘TAKEOVER’
Turlock Police have arrested two women in connection with a “takeover style” robbery at a Taco Bell in Turlock earlier this month.
One of the suspects, wearing a mask, forced her way into the Taco Bell in the 2700 block of Geer Road at about 3:30 a.m. on July 14, according to Sgt. Russ Holeman. With a gun drawn the suspect forced employees into a walk-in refrigerator, then took the cash from the register and safe.
The suspect left the store and went to an awaiting vehicle driven by a second suspect. Holeman said the employees left the refrigerator once they felt it was safe and called 911. No one was injured.
At the time of the robbery the restaurant was closed and locked but the drive-thru was open. The suspect had entered the restaurant through an employee door by taking advantage of a “weakness in the security” only someone with knowledge of would know how to use, Holeman said.
Detectives used this information to help them identify the suspects as 18-year-old Patricia Teixera Pires, an employee of the Taco Bell and 21-year-old Monique Renee Garcia, a former employee.
Detectives interviewed Garcia and Pires; both confessed to the crime. Pires was picked up at the Taco Bell for her interview with detectives and can be seen wearing an apron in a photo taken at the Turlock Police Department.
A replica firearm was recovered as was some of the cash which had been stolen.
Garcia and Pires were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Detective Frank Navarro 209-664-7319. You can also contact the Turlock Police Department’s Tip Line at 209-668-5550 extension 6780 or email at [email protected].
ROBBER HITS TACO BELL IN PINOLE, STEALS FROM EMPLOYEES
PINOLE — Several Taco Bell employees were robbed Tuesday morning by a lone suspect, police said.
The robber also took restaurant money, police said.
The robbery happened about 6:10 a.m. Tuesday at the restaurant in the 1500 block of Fitzgerald Drive, which normally opens at 7 a.m.
Police were told that the male suspect entered through side doors and confronted the employees in the back of the restaurant as they were preparing food for the day.
The robber brandished a semi-automatic pistol, told the employees not to look at him, ordered them to lie on the floor and then demanded money from them, police said. It was not immediately known how many employees were robbed.
The suspect then went into the rear office and took more money, police said.
No injuries were reported.
The robber fled westbound on Fitzgerald, possibly in a black Honda sedan.
Police said employees described the robber as a black man, 30 to 40 years old, between 5 feet 9 and 6 feet 1 with a medium build and facial hair. He had shoulder-length braided hair and wore a black shirt and pants, a gray sweatshirt with a black beanie hat.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call police at 510-724-1111. Check back for updates.
GRPD: SUSPECT IN TACO BELL ARMED ROBBERY IN CUSTODY
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids police have arrested a man they say robbed a Taco Bell at gunpoint.
It happened around 7:14 a.m. Wednesday at the Taco Bell at 605 Leonard Street NW, shortly after the restaurant’s lobby opened.
Police say the suspect demanded money and left the scene on a bicycle.
Crime tape surrounded the restaurant Wednesday morning, but the drive-thru appeared to be open.
Police told 24 Hour News 8 the suspect, who is a wanted parole absconder, was taken into custody around 9:20 a.m. on Broadway Avenue.
Anyone with information in this case is encouraged to call the Grand Rapids Police Department at 616.456.3400 or Silent Observer at 616.774.2345.
LEEDS POLICE INVESTIGATING TACO BELL ROBBERY
LEEDS, Ala. — Leeds Police are investigating a robbery of the Taco Bell on Ashville Road. Employees say two armed men arrived at the store and demanded cash early.
The two people took cash and left the area before police arrived. Police did not release a description of the suspects, but did say no one was injured during the robbery.
NORTH COLUMBUS BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING HOSTAGE SITUATION AT TACO BELL
COLUMBUS, Ohio
Columbus Police said a bank robbery suspect surrendered after taking hostages inside a nearby Taco Bell in north Columbus.
Police said the PNC Bank on E. Dublin Granville Road was robbed Tuesday around 1:45 p.m.
The suspect had something that looked like an explosive device on him as well as a gun when he committed the robbery, police said.
The suspect went to a nearby apartment complex on Parkville Street where police received a call leading them to the suspect.
An officer shot at the suspect in the apartment’s courtyard. The suspect was on the second floor when the officer fired.
Police said the suspect was hit in the stomach and retreated into an apartment before leaving out a second-story window and ran to the Taco Bell.The suspect held two to three employees hostage.
Within minutes, officers made entry into the restaurant where the suspect was found lying down with a gun near his hand.
The suspicious device worn by the suspect was found in one of the apartments prompting a call to the bomb squad. The squad determined the device wasn’t explosive.
The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Julius Core, was taken to Wexner Medical Center in an unknown condition.
Columbus Police said charges are pending further investigation.
The officer who fired at the suspect was identified as Officer Todd Cramblett, a 13-year veteran.
NEWPORT NEWS TACO BELL ROBBERY
Newport News police are looking for two men they said robbed a Taco Bell early Friday and are believed to have attempted another robbery at a Burger King about two weeks ago.
ROBBERS HOLD UP TACO BELL FOR FOOD
CHARLOTTE, NC - CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Three men demanded food, not money, during an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in south Charlotte late Monday night.
The robbery happened around 11:17 p.m. at the Taco Bell located along the 5500 block of South Boulevard.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, three black males in a white vehicle pulled up at the drive-thru window.
One of the people inside the vehicle pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded food. The robbers were given fried apple pies and they drove away.
No one was injured during the robbery.
MEMPHIS POLICE RELEASE PHOTOS OF TACO BELL ROBBERY SUSPECT
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -
Memphis police released surveillance photos of the man they said is responsible for a robbery at the Taco Bell in the 800 block of South B.B. King Boulevard on May 14.
According to police, the suspect implied to employees he had a weapon but no one saw a weapon.
The man was last seen running eastbound toward the back of the restaurant.
He is described as a black male, in his last 30s to early 40s, thin, and wearing a blue shirt with a black stripe. He was wearing blue jeans and a blue baseball hat.
THE STORY BEHIND THIS TACO BELL ROBBERY IS NEARLY UNBELIEVABLE
You'll want to read this with popcorn (or Cinnamon Twists).
If Taco Bell weddings and a man riding his horse to the restaurant weren't enough for you, here's some more Tex-Mex drama for you. This story is prime Lifetime movie material.
According to KARK-TV, a Taco Bell restaurant in Benton, Arkansas was robbed of thousands of dollars after someone purporting to be “Pamela Miller” called the store alleging to be a VP from the company’s headquarters. Surprise, surprise: There’s no Taco Bell executive by that name.
“Pamela” reportedly told an unsuspecting employee that the restaurant’s manager was about to be arrested by the police for voiding customer receipts and taking all the money for herself. But wait! Pamela informed the unsuspecting worker that there was, in fact, one way the employee could solve this whole disaster: by simply withdrawing a few thousand dollars from the restaurant’s safe, putting it into a bag, and handing it over to a coworker who would then receive further instructions.
Then, Pam warned the employee that she was watching her every move remotely via the restaurant’s security cameras. No biggie.
Before we go any further, let’s turn our attention to an alert put out by the Clarksville, Tennessee Police Department back on March 17th of this year.
“The Clarksville Police Department says a caller identifying themselves as Pamela Miller from the corporate office, states that she is working with the authorities (U.S. Marshall’s Service) regarding indictments on all levels of management,” the alert reads, as reported by Clarksville Online. “Employees are advised that the business is surrounded, and the only way for them to avoid arrest is to follow her explicit instructions regarding taking cash from the business and making wire transfers at locations such as Advance Financial, Walmart, Walgreens, etc. while on the phone with her. …If you receive such a phone call you need to hang up immediately and notify the local authorities.”
Well, duh. We’ll give these employees the benefit of the doubt; their particular story does vary in tiny, tiny ways from the police reports detailing Pamela’s previous scam efforts. Must be a different Pamela Miller.
And so, our story continues. The employee went on to get the money, put it in a bag, and hand it over to his coworker, who—somehow—SOMEHOW—also didn’t sense anything suspicious about Pamela’s missive. That employee then spoke to Ms. Miller himself, and was given explicit instructions on how to wire the money. He immediately left to go take care of that request.
When the second employee had been gone for one long hour, the first employee began to think that maybe, just maybe, the two of them had just been scammed. So she dialed the regional manager, who confirmed her worst fears by affirming that, indeed, there was no “Pamela” on Taco Bell HQ’s staff. The manager then called the police (after having a heart attack, we assume). The police found the second employee, but not quite in the nick of time. He had just transferred $1,300 through a Western Union terminal, and before that, he’d wired $1,000 through a Money Gram at a local Walmart. As he told the police, he’d flushed the transfer receipts down the toilet. Because Pamela told him to.
Come on, anonymous Taco Bell employees. Come on.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information about the incident, or have been scammed by Pam yourself, contact the Benton Police Department at 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS.
POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN TACO BELL ROBBERY IN CHESTERFIELD
CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - Chesterfield Police are investigating a robbery at the Taco Bell, 6541 Centralia Road, at about 2:06 a.m. on Saturday.
A masked man entered the business after closing time, forced employees to the floor at gunpoint and then demanded another employee open the safe. The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, according to police.
The suspect is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds and unknown race. He wore a black ski mask, black jacket with a fur hood, black gloves and pants.
Anyone with information should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at (804) 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660 or text the code tip699 with the tip and send to 274637 (CRIMES).
VALLEY POLICE ARREST TACO BELL ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS
VALLEY, AL (WTVM) - It was a bad morning for employees inside the Taco Bell restaurant in Valley along 20th Avenue as two masked men armed with guns stormed into the restaurant and demanded money.
Police say Valintez Edmonson and Saterio Potts are 21-year-old next-door neighbors in Lanett. The pair apparently had no idea the Taco Bell they allegedly tried to rob Monday morning was so close to the Valley Investigations Division.
Before they could even get out of the store, investigators were in the parking lot and ready for a chase on foot.
"My unit the criminal investigation unit is just about three or so blocks from the Taco Bell, so we responded," said Captain David Smith with the Valley Police Criminal Investigations Unit. "When they ran out of the restaurant I had three deputies on foot perusing them."
Police say Edmonson and Potts walked in behind the morning shift as they were coming on duty but failed to notice one of the workers was on the phone with his sister, who heard the robbery taking place and called 911.
Valley patrol, the Lanett Police Department, state troopers and members of the Chambers County drug task force all responded while steps were taken to notify and protect nearby Shawmut Elementary School, which was placed on lockdown.
"We had two armed suspects, who just commented a robbery somewhere near and they were running through back yards and front yards jumping fences," said Smith.
Shortly after the robbery, the two men were discovered hiding under a house and behind a propane tank in the neighborhood along 30th Street and 29th Boulevard.
Investigators recovered the two handguns and some of the stolen cash.
Police say the two men face first degree armed robbery charges and more charges are possible. They also say there could be more to this story and these two suspects, but they aren't ready to release those details just yet.
News Leader 9 will keep you updated on any new developments.
VIDEO: WOULD-BE TACO BELL ROBBER TRIES, FAILS TO OPEN REGISTER IN PHILLY
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — An armed man tried to rob a Philadelphia Taco Bell, but was tripped up by the cash register.
The robbery happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the restaurant located in the 4400 block of North Broad Street.
Surveillance video shows the man, wearing a hooded jacket with the hood covering his face, yelling at an employee to open the register while pointing a handgun.
Instead, the employee runs back into the kitchen to call for help.
That's when the suspect goes behind the counter and tries to open the register himself.
Video from overhead shows the man touch some buttons on the screen, but nothing happens.
After the register fails to open, the man runs out of the restaurant.
No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia police.
TACO BELL ROBBERY VIDEO RELEASED
WILMINGTON -- Wilmington Police are a step closer to finding the men who robbed a nearby Taco Bell.
There is now surveillance video from the crime.
The crime happened early Sunday morning at the Taco Bell on South College Road.
Police say two men went through the back door of the restaurant, pulled out a knife and demanded cash.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO LAWTON KFC-TACO BELL ARMED ROBBERY
LAWTON, OK (KSWO) - Lawton police are investigating reports of a robbery at the KFC- Taco Bell.
Officers were called to the store at Southeast 1st and Lee Boulevard just after 10 p.m. Monday on a robbery.
A male came into the store armed with a weapon and robbed the store. The suspect also took personal items from the employees and then left the store.
You can count on 7News to bring you the latest information as it becomes available.
POLICE: SHOTS FIRED DURING TACO BELL ROBBERY
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Shots were fired during an armed robbery of a Taco Bell restaurant in Little Rock on Monday evening, police say.
The Little Rock Police Department said the robbery took place at 8108 Geyer Springs Rd. No one was injured in the incident, and police are still searching for the suspect.
DNA FROM CIGARETTE BUTT LEADS TO ARREST IN TACO BELL ROBBERY
BRISTOL, Tenn. — A Sullivan County man was arrested Monday and charged with the January robbery of a fast food restaurant, police said.
James Allen Jenkins, 47, of Bluff City, Tennessee, is charged with one count of aggravated robbery and was released after posting a $10,000 bond, a report from the Bristol, Tennessee Police Department said.
A robbery took place on Jan. 13 at Taco Bell at 1111 Volunteer Parkway and during the course of the investigation, a cigarette butt that the robber left at the scene was analyzed for DNA evidence, the report said, leading to Jenkins' arrest.
Jenkins is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on June 24.
URBANA MAN CHARGED IN ROBBERY AT URBANA TACO BELL
URBANA — An Urbana man was arrested following his alleged involvement in a robbery over the weekend outside an Urbana Taco Bell.
Marshaun Kendall, 19, who listed an address in the 1600 block of North Lincoln Avenue, was charged on Monday with felony robbery and resisting a police officer.
According to a police report, officers were called to the Taco Bell at 1003 W. University Ave., U, at 8:08 p.m. Saturday to respond to a report of a fight.
A 42-year-old Champaign man told police he had been robbed by three men.
After the robbers approached the victim's car, one of them said he was the younger brother of a co-worker of the victim. The robber said that if the victim continued to give his brother a hard time, the victim would be dealt with in a violent nature.
The three men then got in the victim's car and began rifling through the vehicle. Then they patted the victim down for property, demanding money from him.
When the victim tried to run away, he drove the car into a parking sign for the disabled and a gold Buick in the parking lot.
As the victim got out of the car, one of the robbers said, "He wants to fight" and hit the victim in the eye. The victim fell down to his elbows.
Next the robbers kicked the man and rifled through his pockets, taking $200 from one of the pockets. At one point the victim was also choked.
The victim said he never saw a gun, but he heard someone say they should shoot him. One witness reported seeing a handgun.
Police said the victim received a two-inch laceration on his right eyebrow. His left elbow was wrapped in medical tape.
When police arrived, they saw a man in all dark clothing running south from Taco Bell. They chased him, calling out, "Stop, police!”
They followed the fugitive across Springfield Avenue, through a parking garage in the 1000 block of West Stoughton Street, through a University of Illinois parking lot and to Boneyard Creek. Soon several squad cars arrived with the lights flashing. Soon police arrested the man, identified as Kendall.
Police said that Kendall's clothing matched that in video and photos taken of the Taco Bell parking lot incident.
After police read Kendall his rights, he admitted being involved in the incident at Taco Bell. Kendall said no one had a gun.
ROBBERS STRIKE ATTALLA TACO BELL
Attalla police are investigating a robbery just after midnight Tuesday at Taco Bell on Cleveland Avenue, according to Chief Dennis Walker.
The dining room was closed when three armed suspects smashed the door open and demanded money, Chief Investigator Doug Jordan said.
The suspects were in the business briefly before leaving, he said.
TACO BELL CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYEES HELD AT GUNPOINT IN FORT WORTH ROBBERY
FORT WORTH Police are seeking two men accused of robbing a Taco Bell in south Fort Worth and holding several customers at gunpoint.
The incident happened about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday near Sycamore School Road and McCart Avenue, according to a police news release.
One of the suspects, police said, “controlled” several customers in the front of the restaurant, while the other forced the employees to the back of the building.
The suspects then forced the manager to give up cash from the register, police said.
As other customers entered the restaurant, they were held at a gunpoint and one was robbed of personal property.
Police said the suspects were between the ages of 17 and 25. One was wearing a royal blue hooded jacket and long shorts. The other was wearing a dark-color hooded jacket and long pants.
Police released photos from surveillance footage that showed one of the suspects forcing the employees at gunpoint.
Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call police at (817) 392-4469.
POLICE: ARMED ROBBERY AT LOCAL TACO BELL CAUGHT ON CAMERA
OMAHA, Neb. (FOX42KPTM) — Police have released surveillance footage in hopes of finding the two men they say robbed a local Taco Bell Thursday morning.
Officers were called to the Taco Bell near Forest Lawn Avenue and North 30th Street just before 7 a.m.
There, employees told police two men came into the restaurant through an open back door, showed guns and demanded money from the safe.
Police say the men headed south after getting some cash.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Omaha Crime Stoppers at 444-STOP, at www.omahacrimestoppers.org or on the P3 Tips mobile app.
UPDATED — TACO BELL ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED OUTSIDE NEWS 11 STUDIOS
TOLEDO (WTOL) - Eric Briggs, 17, the suspect in the robbery of the Front St. Taco Bell on Tuesday evening, appeared in court Wednesday.
Briggs' family was in court, too, and said they are disappointed in him.
Prosecutors want to certify Briggs as an adult, which could get him up to 10 years in prison if found guilty on the one count of aggravated robbery that he faces.
Police say Briggs robbed the Taco Bell with a sawed-off shotgun then fled across the MLK bridge to the News 11 parking lot, where he was apprehended. Police recovered the gun and a bag full of cash they say was taken from the restaurant.
Briggs was arrested just as WTOL Vice President and General Manager Bob Chirdon was leaving the building.
"When I opened the door, a policeman ran by with his gun out and said, 'Get back in the building, get back in the building,'" Chirdon said. "So I did. When I came out later, they had the suspect apprehended.”
News 11 reporter Mika Highsmith had left the building just before Chirdon had.
"I saw someone run up to me, and I ran into him. He was holding something; I didn't know it was a shotgun, but I asked him, 'What are you gonna do?' I thought he was holding a club," Highsmith said. "He looked at me and then just kept running.”
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