Marshall man charged with armed robbery in Cooper County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Marshall, Missouri, man was charged on Monday with a pair of felonies in Cooper County after he was accused of pulling out a gun while trying to take a phone.
Dontri Harris was charged with first-degree robbery and illegal gun possession. A $100,000 warrant was issued on Tuesday. He was not listed on the Cooper County Jail’s online roster on Tuesday afternoon.
The probable cause statement says Boonville police were called at 8 a.m. Jan. 22 for an assault that occurred earlier in the morning.
The statement says the victim drove to a coworker’s residence to pick them up when Harris drove by and eventually walked up to her vehicle. He then allegedly opened her driver-side door and demanded the victim to give him her phone. The victim allegedly saw a gun in Harris’ waistband.
A struggle over the phone ensued and Harris allegedly pressed the barrel of the gun on the back of the victim’s head, the statement says. The coworker then came out of the residence and Harris threw the phone into the back of the vehicle before running away, the statement says.
