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Armed robbery victims behind bars
Posted: 02.16.2012 at 3:00 PM
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Police say they further investigation of a late night armed robbery led them to arrest the three victims

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ALBANY, GA -- They were the victims of a late night burglary but now they’re behind bars.

Albany police say they responded to a burglary at West 8th Avenue at 1 a.m. on Thursday. They say the victims – Shakeita Michelle Mackey,23; Amanda Denise Stone, 21; and Jontavious Torrell Dunnell, 20 – told police two black men wearing hoodies and armed with guns forced their way inside. APD says the victims told them the suspects took a laptop and x-box before fleeing in a red or maroon SUV.

After uniform officers investigated the incident, APD says they arrested Stone and Dunnell for drug charges and Mackey for probation violation.

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