Posted: Thursday, Jul. 09, 2009
A man and woman from Lenoir are in custody, charged in a pair of armed robberies last week in the Caldwell County city.
The suspects are identified by Lenoir police as Anthony Paul Velasquez, 29, and Crystal Jean Barnes, 20.
They were taken into custody in the early-morning hours last Friday during a traffic stop. Police say they had identified the two as suspects with help from the Granite Falls police. Lenoir detectives say they recovered a firearm used in the robberies and other evidence.
Velasquez was charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and Barnes was charged with two counts of accessory after the fact.
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