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By Keith McCoy
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Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.
Kameren Duquone Wright.
UPDATE: On June 8, Mountain Brook police obtained warrants charging two additional suspects related to the robbery that occurred on June 2.
Christopher Frederick Benefield, Jr., 17, and Gregory Allen Birdsong, 18, are being charged with robbery first degree and burglary first degree through the Jefferson County District Attorney's office, according to a press release. Bond was set at $200,000 for each defendant.
Benefield and Birdsong join Kameren Daquone Wright, 18, in being charged for this robbery. Wright was charged with robbery first degree, burglary first degree and trafficking in stolen identities on June 6. Bond was set at $275,000. All three suspects related to this robbery have been taken into custody.
In the early morning of June 2, three masked gunmen robbed a home on the 3500 block of Mills Springs Road.
Although Police Chief Ted Cook was unavailable for comment, according to a social media post he wrote, the gunmen are described as three black males wearing dark masks and dark clothing entered the home and stole the resident's wallet. The suspects were armed with handguns, according to a post from Mountain Brook PD. No one was injured in the robbery and the suspects fled in an unknown direction.
"This is the only robbery of this type that I am aware of, at least in the last 21 years. This is very uncommon for this area," said Lieutenant Jaye Loggins with the MBPD Criminal Investigations Division. Loggins added that the house was unlocked and the crime is classified as a robbery 1 per Alabama statute. As of right now, there are no leads.
"Residents should always be on the lookout for anything suspicious and report it," Loggins said. "Residents should always keep their home and vehicle doors locked as well."
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information on the robbery can call the Mountain Brook Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 879-0486.
As of June 5, Mountain Brook police took one suspect, Kameren Daquone Wright, 18, into custody related to the robbery that occurred on June 2 on the 3500 block of Mills Springs Road.
A press release from the MBPD stated they received warrants on June 6 charging him with robbery first degree, burglary first degree and trafficking in stolen identities through the Jefferson County District Attorney's office. Bond was set at $275,000.
Editor's note: This article was updated on June 2 at 11:12 a.m. to include information from Lt. Jay Loggins; on June 7 at 8:35 a.m. to provide updated information regarding the suspect; and on June 8 to provide updated information regarding suspects Benefield and Birdsong.
