CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Detectives with CMPD’s Robbery Unit have charged Kenneth Massey, 28, with committing a series of armed robberies. From May 20th to May 22nd, Massey committed 5 robberies in Charlotte who fled the scene in a red 4 door vehicle after each incident – later identified as ared Ford Fusion. This led detectives to develop probable cause to believe Massey committed each of these robberies and warrants for 4 counts of armed robbery and 1 count of attempted armed robbery were obtained for his arrest.
After getting a hit on the suspect’s license plate on Beatties Ford Road near I-85 Sunday evening, a Metro Division patrol officer attempted a traffic stop. Massey refused to stop forcing a pursuit with additional CMPD officers and the helicopter unit.
The pursuit continued onto I-85 southbound, through Gaston County and into Cherokee County, SC. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol joined the pursuit on I-85 in Gaffney who used stop sticks on the suspect vehicle disabling its tires and bringing the car to a stop and Kenneth Massey was taken into custody.
He was turned over to the custody of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. The CMPD report number for the pursuit is 20190525-1841-00. CMPD Detectives will work to extradite Massey back to Charlotte to face charges.
Details of Massey’s armed robberies and attempted armed robbery:
· On May 20, 2019 at approximately 12:14 a.m., a male suspect robbed the 7-Eleven located at 3800 Central Avenue. The suspect was armed with a weapon described as a crowbar, threatened the employee and demanded money. The suspect then fled the scene in a red vehicle. The employee was not injured during the robbery. The report number for this robbery is 20190520-0014-01.
· On May 20, 2019 at approximately 8:59 a.m., a male suspect robbed the Subway restaurant located at 335 S. Kings Drive. The suspect threatened the employee with a weapon described as a “metal bar” and stole money from the victim business. After completing the robbery, the suspect fled the scene in a red Ford Fusion. The employee was not injured. The report number for this robbery is 20190520-0859-03.
· On May 21, 2019 at 9:56 p.m., a male suspect robbed the Subway restaurant located at 1300 The Plaza. The suspect threatened the employee with a weapon described as a crowbar and demanded money. The employee activated a panic alarm at which point the suspect fled the scene in a red 4 door car. The employee was not injured. The report number for this incident is 20190521-2156-00.
· On May 22, 2019 at 10:09 a.m., a male suspect robbed the Subway restaurant located at 9548 Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road. The suspect threatened the employee with a weapon described as a “black stick” and stole money from the business. After completing the robbery, the suspect fled the scene in a red 4-door vehicle. The employee was not injured. The report number for this incident is 20190522-1009-03.
· On May 22, 2019 at 3:26 p.m., a male suspect robbed the Dollar General located at 7322 The Plaza. The suspect robbed the business after threatening an employee with a weapon described as a metal crowbar. The suspect then fled the scene in a red 4-door vehicle. The employee was not injured. The report number for this incident is 20190522-1526-02.
Anyone with information about these cases or any other case is asked to call 911 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crimes Stoppers website at charlottecrimestoppers.com.
