Specialized police officers apprehended a adult male this hebdomad wanted for the snatch and robbing of a rideshare driver. She was giving him a sit from Pennsylvania’s Mount Airy Casino when he allegedly placed a gun on her neck.
Brandon Pearsall-McNeally, 29, of East Stroudsburg, Pa. was located and apprehended past the House of York County Drug Task Force on Monday, according to the Pocono Record, a local newspaper. Assisting were the Pennsylvania State Police’s Fugitive Unit and US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force.
The alleged robbery took come out on April 7. The dupe is a 26-year-old woman. She was a “cash-Uber” driver, the describe said, signification she would live with paper money payments. She was non injured.
The driver, who was accompanied past her boyfriend, had picked upwardly Pearsall-McNeally at the Westgate Apartments inwards Stroudsburg, Pa. At nigh 1 am, they took him to the casino.
When they got to the gaming property inwards Mt Pocono, Pearsall-McNeally paid $30 for the ride.
Then, at around 3 am he texted her to plectrum him upwards at the casino. She swarm to the casino and allow him into her vehicle. He was inwards the backwards seat.
Threats Made
Soon, Pearsall-McNeally took out a pistol and assign it on her neck, police said. He allegedly threatened to wipe out her and stole her money.
He also wanted her to impinging her swain so he could rob him, law added.
The woman device driver later dropped the adult male away inwards a parking lot in eastern United States Stroudsburg. State constabulary were contacted.
Pearsall-McNealy was charged with kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful restraint, terroristic threats, theft, receiving stolen property, prohibited possession of a firearm, unsubdivided assault, and reckless endangerment. His showcase was turned o'er to local prosecutors.
Prior Casino Arrest
Police later confirmed that Pearsall-McNeally was arrested previously at Wind Creek Bethlehem casino.
Last July, McNealy met someone on the cassino floor. They planned an alleged drug deal for the parking lot. But in one case there, McNealy allegedly pointed a firearm at the victim, law said. He and then stole money and drugs, constabulary add.
During July’s robbery, he allegedly threatened the victim, saying that he would “blow” his “head off,” LehighValleyLive.com, a regional tidings site, reported.
Police were able-bodied to place McNealy. He contacted Bethlehem constabulary and allegedly confessed to much of the incident. The victim also recognized McNealy inward a photographic lineup, the story adds.
For that incident, McNealy was charged with robbery, possession of a firearm, ownership of a weapon, unsubdivided assault, theft, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats, and impulsive on a suspended license, LehighValleyLive.com said. The grammatical case is apparently stock-still pending inward court.