By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A group of Centralia-area residents are in trouble after they allegedly robbed two individuals who thought they were meeting at the Capitol Mall in Olympia to purchase a car advertised on a Lewis County online for-sale site.
The victims were going to buy a Honda Accord for $1,500 but were approached in the parking lot by two males armed with handguns, according to the Olympia Police Department.
They relinquished the cash they’d brought and then followed a red VW Jetta the men got into and called 911, according to police.
It happened just before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Arriving officers caught up to one of two backseat passengers who ran away on foot and other officers stopped the Jetta as it entered the onramp to Highway 101, according to police.
The female driver and a juvenile passenger were detained.
Arrested and booked into the Thurston County Jail for first-degree robbery were the driver, Kirstan A. Flat, 19, of Chehalis, and Joshua L. Meza, 18, from Winlock, according to police. Lt. Jim Costa initially described the group as from the Centralia area.
The juvenile in the front passenger seat was later released to a parent, and Costa said he’s not sure what the juvenile’s involvement was.
Police this morning were actively searching for the fourth suspect who had fled the car on foot, according to Costa.
No injuries were reported and it’s not clear if the suspects actually had an Accord to sell.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Little assholes grow into big assholes. They should throw the book at them. That could have been a very situation.