Armed robber, teen resident arrested

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Armed robber, teen resident arrested

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A call to

the Fayette County Sheriff's Department concerning a

robbery resulted in charges against the alleged robber as

well as the victim, who learned the hard way to be

careful who he invited into his home.

According

to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, a deputies

were dispatched Dec. 16 at about 9 a.m. to 125 Meredith

Court near Tyrone. The caller, 18-year-old Tim Henderson

Jr., said that two people forced their way into his home,

held him at gunpoint, tied him up and took some

electronic items before escaping in a 2000 Mercedes

belonging to Henderson's family.

After

interviewing Henderson further, however, investigators

learned the youth had gone to Atlanta and picked up a

woman believed to be a prostitute, along with another

person, before returning to his home.

It was

later learned that the Mercedes had a global positioning

satellite (GPS) system, which would enable police to

track and locate the car. After calling the car company,

police were able to alert Atlanta Police Department as to

the vehicle's whereabouts, and it was stopped in a matter

of minutes once Mercedes personnel began tracking it.

Two people

in the car were taken into custody, and one was

subsequently released. The driver, 26-year-old Tremico

Quncell Watson of Atlanta, was charged with possession of

a firearm by a convicted felon, giving a false name, and

armed robbery.

Watson, who

has an arrest record that includes a number of theft and

weapons charges, was determined to have been at

Henderson's home with the woman on the night of the

robbery, investigators said.

As for

Henderson, he has been charged with making a false report

of a crime and possession of cocaine.

Both he and

Watson are still in the Fayette County Jail.

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