In Alabama, a federal judge has reportedly dismissed all charges against one man whilst denying bond to a second after the pair were arrested last week and accused of stealing almost $200,000 in cash in the Wind Creek Casino and Hotel Montgomery.
Two money kiosks obtained:
According to a Friday report in the Montgomery Advertiser paper, Jory D’Michael Travunn Dumas and Timothy Dean Pettiway were arrested by police on August 14 after they allegedly robbed $192,800 by a pair of money kiosks situated inside the casino four times before.
He had been detained on Tuesday after being incorrectly identified as the man who had obtained the kiosks using keys that was left atop a machine inside the Montgomery County casino.
But , the Montgomery Advertiser reported that a review from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) then determined that Pettiway had obtained the keys prior to eliminating two boxes in the kiosks comprising $100 bills. He is alleged to have removed the containers into a restroom where Dumas was known to be before exiting the property some 15 minutes later.
Despite speeding prosecution, Dumas was advised by United States Magistrate Judge, Gray Borden, on Friday that he still faces the possibility of being indicted by a prospective grand jury on different charges.
Video surveillance yields results:
The United States Attorney’s Office utilized video surveillance footage from multiple security cameras to established probable reason behind Pettiway. FBI Special Agent, Matthew Minshew, testified that casino employee, Courtney Stanton, had left the keys unattended after looking to speak with an unidentified person for a while.
The paper reported the Breeze Creek Casino and Hotel Montgomery is possessed by the federally-recognized Poarch Creek Indians which Stanton had reported the reduction of the keys to your manager. This prompted a search by the property’s security staff that had turned up two vacant money boxes inside one of its handicapped toilet stalls.
The Montgomery Advertiser also reported that prosecutors alleged that Pettiway was wearing black clothes like the uniform worn by kiosk attendants at the time of the heist.
Magistrate Judge cites ‘substantial’ offender history:
In denying Pettiway’s bond, Magistrate Judge Borden cited a ‘substantial’ offender history that spanned decades together with the fact that none of the stolen money had yet been recovered.
Magistrate Judge Borden reportedly announced …
“The money hasn’t yet been recovered. A person who has access to that much cash would have a fair chance to flee. ”
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