On Sunday, May 13, 2018, the Oxford Police Department took a report that two unidentified males had taken his cell phone and assaulted him on the Square. During the investigation it was discovered that one of the suspects was identified as Justin Hall (18 of Oxford, Mississippi). On May 15, 2018, he was taken into custody with the help of the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department. He was then transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center.
Investigators with OPD discovered messages sent by Hall to a minor on the stolen phone. Another warrant for Enticement of a Child for Sexual Purposes was issued and served at the LCDC.
He was taken before a judge and given a bond of $100,000 for Strong Armed Robbery and Enticement of a Child for Sexual Purposes.
The second suspect in the robbery has not been identified yet.