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Florida men charged with robbing Rockingham jewelry store

ROCKINGHAM— Two men from the Sunshine State are accused of stealing more than $32,000 in merchandise from a local jewelry store early Sunday morning.

According to the Rockingham Police Department, officers responded to a call around 3:45 a.m. July 10 to an alarm activation at Ayers Jewelry on Rockingham Road in Rockingham.

When officers arrived, they reportedly saw a man running from the store and getting into a vehicle, which led police in a short pursuit.

Investigators say when the car stopped, the driver jumped out and ran but was “immediately apprehended.” Police also arrested the passenger.

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“Chief (George) Gillenwater wants to recognize the officers’ speedy response, which led to the apprehension of these two suspects,” reads a Facebook post from the RPD. “We also want to thank the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department and the Hamlet Police Department for their assistance.

Both men — 24-year-old Dale Louie Bennett II of Tallahassee, Florida, and 23-year-old Jonathan Morgan Flowers of Hollywood, Florida — are each charged with felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, possession of burglary tools, fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle, and injury to personal property.

Each was booked into the Richmond County Jail under a $100,000 secured bond. They are scheduled to appear in court July 28.

All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.



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