Monday, August 29, 2016

Joplin, Carthage men plead not guilty to Carthage armed robbery

The three men charged with first degree robbery and armed criminal action in connection with an August 22 armed robbery at a Carthage residence were arraigned and entered not guilty pleas Friday in Jasper County Circuit Court.

Carthage Police and Jasper County officers arrested Karon Lewis, 18, Carthage, James Johnson, 28, Joplin, and Everitt Britt, 28, Joplin, after a three-hour standoff at a home the three allegedly went to following the robbery, which occurred in a different part of the city.

At the residence, Carthage officers recovered items that were taken in the armed robbery, a Mossberg 500 shotgun with ammunition, a stolen Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun with ammunition, and a small amount of drugs and paraphernalia.

The next hearings for the three men are scheduled for September 14.

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