Teenager charged as adult in alleged January armed robbery in Jefferson City
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A teenager has been charged with multiple felonies after he was certified as an adult, according to Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson.
Ronal Holliday Jr., born in 2007, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree accessory to robbery, two counts of accessory to armed criminal action, one count of first-degree accessory to kidnapping, accessory to unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. A warrant was issued on Monday and no bond was set.
He is accused in the alleged armed robbery that occurred Jan. 13 in the 300 block of Benton Street. Three adults and three juveniles were arrested at the time.
Tyvis Price, 19, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and accessory to armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An entry of appearance was entered on Sunday.
Joseph Tucker, 18, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree accessory to robbery, first-degree kidnapping, accessory to unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun possession and accessory to armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A bond review hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8.
Antonio Williams, 18, of St. Louis, was charged with first-degree accessory to robbery, first-degree accessory to kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and accessory to armed criminal action. He is also being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
According to previous reporting, two people reported that multiple people entered their car and robbed them at gunpoint. The three men and three juveniles were arrested and six guns were found, three of which were reported stolen, according to police in previous reporting.
According to the probable cause statement filed on Monday, Holliday was allegedly in a car with the victims, left to get a gun and brought the other armed defendants with him. A man in the vehicle allegedly pointed a gun at one of the victims and demanded property, the statement says. He allegedly pulled the trigger on the gun, but it did not fire, court documents say.
The accused let the victims go after another vehicle drove by, the statement says. They then ran into a home to hide, the statement says. A witness told all six defendants to come out after police requested they come out of the home, the statement says. A witness allegedly recorded the entire interaction, according to court documents.
