Decatur police charge mother, son in robbery try

Associated Press

October 08, 2008 10:14 am

— DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Decatur police say a man accused of attempting to steal electronics from Sears ran to a getaway car driven by his mother. Now both are charged with second-degree robbery.
Police charged 40-year-old Angela Wakely Maxwell and 22-year-old Randell Wakely Terry Jr. in the incident Monday.
Police Sgt. Rick Archer says a store employee noticed Terry with a Sony Handycam battery valued at $59.99, a $24.99 USB drive and a $9.99 digital card reader and writer. Archer says Terry struck the employee who attempted to stop him.
A bystander called 911 while two employees kept the mother and son at the scene until police arrived. The two were taken to jail and later released on $5,000 bail each.