KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DDN) – A late-night armed robbery of a DoorDash driver in Kansas City Wednesday night has resulted in charges against several males and a minor.
According to court papers in Jackson County, three guys and a kid robbed a DoorDash driver as he attempted to deliver a pizza.
According to a probable cause affidavit, 21-year-old Michael Taylor of Blue Springs, Missouri; 23-year-old Jaheim Black of Kansas City, Kansas; and 22-year-old Derrell Banks of Kansas City, Missouri, along with a juvenile, robbed the DoorDasher after brandishing two firearms.
“Once the victim was on the ground, two suspects went through his pockets and took his wallet, key fobs, and cell phone,” according to the probable cause affidavit. “The two suspects then ran and got into the victim’s vehicle and all four suspects fled the area.”
Police eventually came to the scene and began searching for the DoorDash driver’s 2019 Ford Escape. When officers found it just before midnight Wednesday night, they attempted to stop it by turning on their emergency lights.
Read More – 57-Year-Old Attleboro Man Dies After Multi-Car Crash on I-95 in Foxboro
“The Ford began to accelerate and refused to stop for officers,” the probable cause statement stated.
When the vehicle wrecked around I-70 and I-35, the pursuit came to a halt. All four individuals in the vehicle then got out and fled before being apprehended by police. During the foot pursuit, police officers discovered two firearms dropped by the suspects.
After the defendants were apprehended, the DoorDasher identified Black and Taylor as the individuals who pointed a gun at him during the robbery.
All three men were charged with six felonies: accessory to first-degree robbery, accessory to vehicle hijacking, accessory to evading a stop, resisting arrest, and two charges of armed criminal conduct. Banks, Black, and Taylor are all being held at the Jackson County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond.
Black is also being held on an extra charge from the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas.
It is unclear who was driving the vehicle when it sped away from officers and collided on the highway.
Reference: Armed robbery of DoorDash driver leads to charges for several men, juvenile after car chase
Leave a Reply