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Two City Residents Facing Robbery Charges

Two city residents are facing robbery charges following an incident early Saturday, the Jamestown Police Department announced.

Officers were called around 12:30 a.m. to 20 Willis St. for a report of a person with a weapon. It was learned that 52-year-old Roberto Morales-Sanchez and another person got into an argument over stolen property and at one point Morales-Sanchez allegedly displayed a revolver and threatened the other person.

When the victim attempted to call for help, Morales-Sanchez and 23-year-old Taylor Austin reportedly stole the victim’s phone.

“At one point, Morales-Sanchez forced everybody at gun-point who were inside the home to go into a room and be quiet so that the police would not hear them,” JPD said in a news release Monday. “The victim saw an opportunity to flee the home and took it, running to a neighboring house to get help. That is when the neighbors called 911 and got police to respond.”

Morales-Sanchez and Austin, according to Jamestown police, then got into a vehicle in search for the victim.

A search warrant for the Willis Street residence and the vehicle was sought by the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force. A search later turned up $25,000 in cash, a revolver and drug packaging.

Morales-Sanchez was taken into custody on charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree menacing and unlawful imprisonment. Austin was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Neither had pistol permits.

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