KANSAS CITY —Two Kansas City men have been charged in connection with several armed robberies of local businesses this summer, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Richard Canton, 20, faces three counts of Robbery in the 1st Degree and three counts of Armed Criminal Action for robberies of businesses on Aug. 13, 15 and 16, while Dimitri DeCarlo McGill, 20, faces charges of Robbery in the 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action for the Aug. 16 business robbery.
According to court records, Kansas City police, responding on Aug. 16, to a robbery of a chain drug store, were told by a clerk that a man later identified as McGill pointed a handgun at her and demanded money from her register.
She also saw a man later determined to be Canton walk around the store, then out toward the direction that McGill left. Detectives identified Canton from clothing he wore while he was captured on surveillance. In addition, evidence obtained from a search of an associate's residence linked the suspects to other robberies that will require more investigation.
Prosecutors noted that KCPD detectives used surveillance and police intelligence to quickly solve these robberies so these defendants could face charges.
Prosecutors requested a $200,000 cash-only bond for Canton and $100,000 for McGill.