Three charged following El Cheapo robbery
Three men were arrested after the Friday robbery of a convenience store in West Columbia, The State reported.
The El Cheapo store on Charleston Highway was robbed at around 9:17 a.m., when the men stole cigarettes and money. Two of the men are accused of holding a female employee against her will with a gun while money was stolen from the register. Another man was in charge of driving the getaway car.
Cody Arringer Johnson, 20;, Cequel Keith, 20; and Jaleel Traytwon Miller, 21, are charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Burger King employees fight back at robber
Employees at the Burger King on Two Notch Road fought back when a man attempted to rob the business, The State reported.
Richland County deputies are looking for the suspect who demanded money on March 23. The man also assaulted one of the Burger King employees with a gun, according to a release from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect took money from the register and told the employees to unlock the safe to give him more money. When the employees said they were unable to unlock the safe and give in to his demands, the suspect threatened them with a gun. The employees fought the man until he ran away.
April Fools’ Day prank leads to woman’s arrest
An Upstate woman was arrested after an April Fools’ Day joke went wrong, The State reported.
Angela Timmons, 54, an employee of Virginia College in Spartanburg County, texted a family member that she was “hearing gunshots inside the college” and was hiding for her own safety, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.
The family member that received the text message called 911 after she did not hear from Timmons again and thought the shooting was actually happening.
According to deputies, Timmons admitted to investigators that the text message was an April Fools’ Day joke.
She has since been charged with one count of disturbing schools.