Overview
- Police say the victim was approached from behind near Adams and Mount Vernon streets around 4:30 p.m., where a firearm was reportedly pointed before her purse was taken.
- Witnesses provided suspect descriptions, and a neighbor found the victim’s purse and credit cards behind a Chestnut Street address.
- Officers spotted two males near Monument Street, pursued them, and made arrests on Carney Court shortly after the robbery.
- Davonte Jordan, 18, faces charges including armed masked robbery of an elderly person, while a 14-year-old faces juvenile delinquency counts for the same offenses.
- During booking, officers recovered the victim’s credit card from the juvenile; Jordan pleaded not guilty Thursday and was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing, and police reported no firearm was recovered.