A Mead man has been arrested in connection with multiple armed robberies in July, including an incident that eluded police that ended in a crash.
Dustin Paul Corrington, 21, is charged with two counts of aggravated robbery: threatening victim with deadly weapon; two attempted aggravated theft; two counts of threatening conduct with a real or simulated weapon; avoid vehicle; second-degree theft of motor vehicle; criminal mischief – less than $300; resisting arrest; and obstructing a peace officer.
Corrington is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 26, according to court records. His booking photo was not immediately available.
On July 6, police saw a passenger hanging out of the window of a white Hyundai allegedly driven by Corrington at 12:07 a.m. near Second Avenue and Main Street, according to an affidavit.
Noticing that “an unsecured passenger hanging out of a vehicle in a high-traffic area poses an imminent danger,” police activated their lights and attempted to stop the car near Fourth Avenue and Main Street. However, the Hyundai driver made a U-turn and drove south onto Main Street at a high rate of speed. Officers later learned that the Hyundai had been reported as a stolen vehicle on July 3.
According to the affidavit, at 4:03 p.m. that day, police responded to a suspected armed robbery at the Inta Juice smoothie shop at 1067 South Hover St.. A caller reported that two men in a white Hyundai were in the parking lot and had their guns pointed at some people focused. Police went to the smoothie shop, but by the time they arrived the vehicle was gone.
A caller reported another possible armed robbery at the Stinker Store gas station at 1700 Main St. involving the same vehicle and two men wearing masks. Several officers in the area attempted to locate the vehicle, and a police chase ensued at 11th Avenue and Bross Street.
After “speeding, driving recklessly and running several stop signs,” the vehicle crashed in the yard of 1021 Sunset St., where Corrington and a juvenile ran from the vehicle and left a gun in the car, according to the affidavit. Police found Corrington and the juvenile at Loomiller Park at 1700 11th Ave., “attempting to blend in” with other people in the park. Both fled as officers approached, but police took them into custody shortly afterward, the affidavit said.
