At approximately 9:35 pm on Saturday, May 2, 2020, the Oxford, Mississippi Police Department responded to the Quality Inn, 1808 Jackson Avenue West, for an armed robbery.
When officers arrived, they found evidence that two suspects entered the hotel, robbed the clerk at gun point and stole the cash register. Investigators were able to retrieve video footage from the hotel and posted them on our social media accounts.
Within two hours of posting, we began receiving information about the identity of the suspects. By mid-morning Sunday, May 3, 2020, warrants were issued for Geramy Drummer, 23 of Rosedale, Mississippi, and Javarione Kelly, 18 also of Rosedale.
On Monday, May 4, 2020, the United States Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force took Drummer and Kelly into custody. Both men arrested near the Mississippi–Tennessee state lines and brought back to Oxford.
After investigators concluded initial interviews with both suspects an arrest warrant was issued for Jatorey Moore, 18 from Rosedale. Investigators were able to identify Moore as the driver of the car the night of the robbery.
By late Monday evening, the United States Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force located Moore in Bolivar County where he was taken into custody.
All three individuals were charged with Armed Robbery and Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery. Each individual received a $150,000 bond.
