Three arrested following robbery at local store

Two Pemiscot County men and one Pemiscot County juvenile were recently arrested following a robbery at the Kennett Walmart on Friday, Oct. 23.
According to Major Steve Williams of the Kennett Police Department, at approximately 1:01 p.m., the department was dispatched to Walmart to investigate a report of a robbery in the parking lot.
Upon arrival, Williams said officer contacted the victim, Shirley Bruce, 70, of Blytheville, Ark., who said as she was leaving the store, she was approached by a young black male who said something she couldn't understand.
David R. HamiltonWilliams said Bruce continued, saying the male then grabbed her wallett that she was holding in her hand and ran away with it. Bruce said the wallett contained about $40 in cash.
Officers then watched the Walmart surveillance video and saw three black males following Bruce, Williams said. The video showed one of the males making contact with Bruce, grabbing her wallett, and all three running from the scene. Officers then began searching the area.
Shortly thereafter, officer Craig Crow located three black males walking on Astrachan Street who matched the descriptions from the Walmart video, said the KPD Major, who added that the three individuals ran behind some apartments when they saw the patrol car.
Williams said after a brief search of the area, the three men were located hiding in an apartment, and were identified as David R. Hamilton, 17, of Caruthersville, Mo., Justin Wright, 17, of Hayti, Mo., and a 16-year-old juvenile from Hayti.
According to Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff, Wright and Hamilton are facing the Class B felony charge of robbery in the second degree, a crime punishable by five to 15 years in the state penitentiary. Both are being held at the Dunklin County Justice Center, each on a $50,000 bond.
The juvenile was turned over to the Dunklin County Juvenile Office and is being detained at the Bloomfield, Mo., Detention Center.