Couple Facing Charges For Robbing East Charlotte Business

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police say they arrested a couple for robbing an east Charlotte business.  Tyree Belk and Gina Cathcart are accused of robbing the Skills Biz Center on East Independence Boulevard on April 10th.

The suspects are accused of leaving the area in a white Pontiac Grand Prix.  Investigators say an alert citizen was able to provide additional information regarding the suspects.  Officers spotted the suspect vehicle on Central Avenue a short time later.

Belk and Cathcart were taken into custody after officers stopped the vehicle.  Police obtained a search warrant for the hotel room the couple were living in and found money, firearms and additional evidence of the robbery, according to a news release.