Third suspect in hotel robbery arrested in Ga. 6/3/2009 12:40 AM
By KAREN DAILY Staff writer
An Aiken fugitive who, along with two other individuals, reportedly robbed a wheelchair-bound man at a local hotel last month has been arrested in Houston County, Ga.
Few details were available on the man's arrest, but Aiken Public Safety officials said they will extradite the 33-year-old man back from Georgia, where he was arrested Tuesday.
Aiken Public Safety investigators said Sherone Nealous, 33, Gerren Amiker, 25, and Debra Phillips, 24, of Warrenville, held up the man on May 17 at the Econo Lodge on Richland Avenue.
Nealous was out on a $155,000 bond when officials said he and the others robbed the victim at gunpoint.
Police said they believed Phillips bought shoes from the victim, Charles Cato, early Saturday afternoon and then returned to the hotel with Nealous and Amiker. When Cato receives a shipment of athletic gear, he often rents a hotel room and sends text messages to his customers.
He has a City business license and opens the door to the hotel room to sell shoes.
He was held up and much of the gear stolen, police said.
Phillips was arrested the following day and Amiker several days later, but Nealous has been at-large since, officials said.
In March, Nealous was one of four men arrested after investigators seized drugs valued at nearly $20,000 and cash in North Augusta.
During the arrest, investigators said Nealous took off running, making it to his mother's neighboring residence. Deputies chased him and arrested him there.
He was charged with four counts of distribution of crack cocaine, four counts of distribution of crack cocaine within a half mile of a school, trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to distribute within a half mile of school, possession of a controlled substance schedule II, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana within a half mile of school, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within a half mile of a school.
Contact Karen Daily at kdaily@aikenstandard.com.
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Comment Title: Re:Concerned African-American resident
I think maybe they were making a well informed statement that the bulk of crime is committed by black people. We can only go by what we see and hear and yes hyphen you should be concerned. Being a minority and being the majority of the criminsl activity should concern us all.
Posted by: Concerned African-American resident On: 6/3/2009
Comment Title: racial defense?
The mere fact that you would insinuate that there would be a racial defense is unsettling to me. When people commit crimes (black, white, or green), they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Has nothin to do with how a man looks (as u stated), it has to do with a man''s action and integrity. Do you believe a black man can have integrity?
Posted by: pmac On: 6/3/2009
Comment Title: judgement
I agree that this man deserve's to be locked up and not out on bond, but NOT because of the way he looks, but because of the offenses he has committed. If you judge people to be criminals because of the way they look, you must either live in fear or judgement constantly, and I feel sorry for you. Do not judge or you will be judged, and the measure you use will be used on you too. Be careful.
Posted by: On: 6/3/2009
Comment Title: Bond Denied!!!
Look at this Guy…I mean Look at him. Would you trust this person in your Home? Would you stop to give him a Ride? Would you expect to see him in a Dark Alley? Well…I expect that his ass should have been in Jail and Not out on $155,000 Bond!!! and don’t come back with your Racial defense BS either.
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