A Texas family sat down and ate a meal at an NC Waffle House. Then one of them pulled out a gun and robbed the place, police say
Three Texas family members are accused of robbing a Hillsborough Waffle House on Monday night, and police say they are connected to other similar crimes.
Tamiko Lashun Jones, Tony Eugene Lemon and Diamond Walton were with a family of six that sat down for a meal at Waffle House on Daniel Boone Street, according to the Hillsborough Police Department.
After eating a meal, police said Lemon pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the employees. Police said he took the money and fled to a nearby gas station where his car was parked.
Jones, Lemon and Walton were charged with possession of a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and defrauding an inn keeper. Police said the three Texans have "similar outstanding charges" from Minden, Louisiana, from an incident that took place a few days prior.
The three suspects left in two separate cars with plans to head to northern Virginia, but they were arrested on Thursday night in western North Carolina, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to reach out to Hillsborough Investigator Van St. Pierre by email on the town's website or phone at 919-296-9533.
