One of five suspects who recently

robbed a Fayetteville couple of cash and jewelry during an armed robbery

has been arrested.

Kevin Zardies, 36, of College

Park, was arrested Monday on one felony count of robbery; he is still

in custody at the Fayette County Jail after Judge A.K. Melear denied his

request for bond.

The victims, who live on Woodbyne

Drive, were bound with duct tape in the foyer area of the house and the

suspects got away with $5,000 in cash and $70,000 in jewelry, according

to law enforcement documents.

According to the report filed

Neither of the victims was hurt, according to police Lt. Beverly Trainor.

The female victim was able

to get free of the duct tape and call 911, Trainor said. But police were

not able to recover any weapons after canvassing the area, Trainor added.

Zardies was one of five black

males who committed the robbery, according to a warrant filed for his

arrest. The warrant also stated that Zardies used intimidation to rob

the couple by intimidating them and placing them in fear of serious bodily

injury.

The case is still under investigation,

Trainor said.

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