Robbery Suspect Recaptured At Fallsgrove
Dec 16, 2009 10:11 - 0 Comments
In the wee hours this morning (12/16/09) the >Fallsgrove area had some excitement. According to police, robbery suspect Jose Melton, who had been apprehended for an alleged robbery of the Exxon station on Crabbs Branch Road, was under treatment at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. He had intentionally hit his head, police say, in order to be taken there.
Melton escaped from the hospital at 2:00 am this morning after assaulting the three guards overseeing him — wearing hospital clothes and a handcuff.
He was apprehended about three hours later in the Fallsgrove shopping center, just across the street from Shady Grove.
[Police say] he was taken into custody without incident. Police say Melton will be charged with armed robbery, three counts of second-degree assault and second-degree escape.
Hard to imagine Melton did not go further in his escape. Perhaps he was waiting around for Krispy Kreme to open!
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