Police arrest suspect in John's Grocery robbery
Metro brief
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: Metro
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An armed robbery at John's Grocery Sept. 15 led to an arrest after an investigation by Iowa City police.
Jason Allen, 29, is charged with first-degree robbery of the store, according to authorities.
Officers responded to a report that someone had been robbed at gunpoint at John's Grocery, 401 E. Market St. The victim refused to give Allen anything, and Allen fled on foot, authorities said.
Police later located and apprehended Allen on the 300 block of East Davenport Street.
First-degree robbery is a Class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison. As of Sunday, Allen was being held at the Johnson County Jail.
The grocery store holdup was the second of two robberies that occurred within two hours of each other this past weekend.
Police received a report of an armed robbery around 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the 400 block of South Dodge Street. Victims said two subjects in dark clothes approached them, displaying handguns.
The suspects fled on foot with the victim's property, police said. One of the suspects had a medium height and build; the other was shorter and stockier. One was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, police said.
- by Kurtis Hiatt
Jason Allen, 29, is charged with first-degree robbery of the store, according to authorities.
Officers responded to a report that someone had been robbed at gunpoint at John's Grocery, 401 E. Market St. The victim refused to give Allen anything, and Allen fled on foot, authorities said.
Police later located and apprehended Allen on the 300 block of East Davenport Street.
First-degree robbery is a Class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison. As of Sunday, Allen was being held at the Johnson County Jail.
The grocery store holdup was the second of two robberies that occurred within two hours of each other this past weekend.
Police received a report of an armed robbery around 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the 400 block of South Dodge Street. Victims said two subjects in dark clothes approached them, displaying handguns.
The suspects fled on foot with the victim's property, police said. One of the suspects had a medium height and build; the other was shorter and stockier. One was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, police said.
- by Kurtis Hiatt
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