Columbia police make arrest in Phillips 66 robbery; claims teen involved in other recent armed robberies
Gabrielle Teiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who allegedly robbed a Phillips 66 on Paris Road on Thursday morning, the Columbia Police Department wrote in a press release.
Police say the teenager was arrested after a search warrant was served in the 2600 block of Quail Drive.
Police claim the teenager is tied to other robberies that occurred at the same Phillips 66 location on Oct. 30 and another armed robbery that occurred in the 1600 block of Towne Drive on Nov. 5.
“Clothing and other evidence were found at the residence that tied the suspect to the Paris Road robbery and to robberies that occurred Oct. 30 at the same location and Nov. 5 in the 1600 block of Towne Drive. A firearm that was used in the robberies also was located at the residence and was previously reported stolen out of Bonne Terre,” the release says.
Police wrote that evidence was found that also connected the youth to two burglaries reported on Nov. 14 in the 2700 block of Paris Road.
The teen was arrested on suspicion of three counts of first-degree robbery, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of second-degree burglary, one count of felony property damage, two counts of misdemeanor stealing, one count of misdemeanor property damage, one count of obstructing government operations and one count of felony tampering with evidence.
A man, Keveon Johnson, 41, was also arrested at the Quail Drive residence on suspicion of drug possession.
An ABC 17 News reporter arrived at the scene around 7 a.m. and saw around 10 Columbia Police Department patrol vehicles and a crime scene investigator van at the scene.
Sgt. Meyer with the Columbia Police Department told ABC 17 News at the scene that an employee called police, saying the store had been robbed and the suspect took an undisclosed amount of money. No injuries were reported and Meyer says there is only one suspect, who is not in custody.
It is unclear if a weapon was involved. The yellow tape surrounding the parking lot appeared to be unrelated to the robbery, as there is working being done in the parking lot of the gas station.