2 jailed after failed robbery at Virginia McDonald's
1 suspect fled scene, was captured later
Jeffrey Isaac Welch (left), Logan Mackenzie Jones. Photos provided by Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Southwest Virginia authorities said two men were charged Monday after they tried to rob a McDonald's.One suspect was pinned down by workers, and the other was found after he fled the scene, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office said.The incident occurred Monday morning when a masked man went inside the McDonald's at Love's Truck Stop. The man displayed a hunting knife and demanded money, authorities said.Employees were able to subdue the man, Jeffrey Isaac Welch, 19, of Fries, Va., and Welch was taken into custody when deputies arrived.A second man, Logan Mackenzie Jones, 19, was taken into custody in Cana."(Jones) was identified as an accomplice in the robbery, but he had fled the scene when he realized things had not gone well for his partner inside," the sheriff's office said in a news release.Welch was charged with armed robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Jones was charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery.Both men were placed in the New River Valley Regional Jail.
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. —
Southwest Virginia authorities said two men were charged Monday after they tried to rob a McDonald's.
One suspect was pinned down by workers, and the other was found after he fled the scene, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office said.
The incident occurred Monday morning when a masked man went inside the McDonald's at Love's Truck Stop. The man displayed a hunting knife and demanded money, authorities said.
Employees were able to subdue the man, Jeffrey Isaac Welch, 19, of Fries, Va., and Welch was taken into custody when deputies arrived.
A second man, Logan Mackenzie Jones, 19, was taken into custody in Cana.
"(Jones) was identified as an accomplice in the robbery, but he had fled the scene when he realized things had not gone well for his partner inside," the sheriff's office said in a news release.
Welch was charged with armed robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Jones was charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
Both men were placed in the New River Valley Regional Jail.