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Irregular News for 10.18.06
St. George, UT -- Two robbery suspects thought they had gotten away with a pile of cash overnight in Midvale, but as it turns out they may have been a little too gullible.
Jared Colwell and three other men were just trying to sleep at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday when two men in ski masks busted in the door. Jared's brother Cooper was asleep on the couch.
The men in masks began yelling, telling them to get up and give them all their money, wallets, and cell phones. Jared says he was so shocked that nothing was going through his head as he handed over all his belongings.
The robbers left, but Jared and Cooper thought they may have recognized one of the voices as a friend who had stayed with them for a couple of weeks before.
So the boys came up with a plan. Jared figured they had his phone so he tried to call it a couple times, when they didn't pick up he sent a text message. The text message said "Randy, I really want my phone back. I'll pay you $300 for the phone right now."
It took twenty minutes before a response came back that said "Okay, let's do this."
The plan was to meet and do the exchange at a nearby Smith's store. To everyone's surprise the suspects showed up to the arranged meeting place and hid behind the dumpster behind the store.
When they came out to try and rob their victims of the $300, instead they found police who immediately took them into custody.
Justin Brooks and Randall Talbot were both charged with aggravated robbery. As for Jared and Cooper, they think it is pretty funny that their plan worked and the two suspects fell for the bait.
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St. George, UT -- Two robbery suspects thought they had gotten away with a pile of cash overnight in Midvale, but as it turns out they may have been a little too gullible.
Jared Colwell and three other men were just trying to sleep at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday when two men in ski masks busted in the door. Jared's brother Cooper was asleep on the couch.
The men in masks began yelling, telling them to get up and give them all their money, wallets, and cell phones. Jared says he was so shocked that nothing was going through his head as he handed over all his belongings.
The robbers left, but Jared and Cooper thought they may have recognized one of the voices as a friend who had stayed with them for a couple of weeks before.
So the boys came up with a plan. Jared figured they had his phone so he tried to call it a couple times, when they didn't pick up he sent a text message. The text message said "Randy, I really want my phone back. I'll pay you $300 for the phone right now."
It took twenty minutes before a response came back that said "Okay, let's do this."
The plan was to meet and do the exchange at a nearby Smith's store. To everyone's surprise the suspects showed up to the arranged meeting place and hid behind the dumpster behind the store.
When they came out to try and rob their victims of the $300, instead they found police who immediately took them into custody.
Justin Brooks and Randall Talbot were both charged with aggravated robbery. As for Jared and Cooper, they think it is pretty funny that their plan worked and the two suspects fell for the bait.
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