Crime & Safety
Solon Police: Weapon Used in Park East Robbery Was BB Gun
The information in this report is from the Solon Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The gun in Solon last week was a BB gun, according to Solon Police.
Two men and three teenagers were arrested late Wednesday and charged with aggravated robbery after police say they pointed a gun at a man while trying to steal "black and mild" cigarettes at the apartments.
Lt. Bruce Felton of the Solon Police Department said the gun was black and resembled a real one.
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Arrested and charged with a first-degree felony were: Reco Simmons, 18, of Bedford Heights, Jevon D. Holt, 18, of Bedford, and three 17-year-old teens, a female from Solon and two males from Bedford.
A 19-year-old man who lived in Park East told police that he walked to the BP station at the corner of SOM Center and Aurora roads to buy "black and mild" cigarettes.
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As he was walking back, police say he was confronted by a about five people who asked to bum a cigarette. The man said no, and they exchanged insults until one of the suspects pulled a gun and pointed it at the man's head.
The man ran off and three of the men chased him. He hid in in the apartment complex and called the police.
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