RICHMOND — One of three people accused of committing an armed robbery in May has been arrested, said Lary Brock, Richmond police chief.

Brandon “Jarbo” Thomas, 30, of Memphis, Tenn., was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree robbery, a Class B felony.

On May 18, Thomas and Tanu Kenya Dyer, 35, of Lexington, entered JaRu’s New Fashions, 948 Red House Road and after a brief argument, demanded money from store employees, Brock said.

“One of the suspects was armed with an assault rifle type weapon that he used to strike one of the employees. A second suspect was armed with a taser/stun gun type device that he used on the other employee,” Brock said.

The three men made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, Brock said.

If convicted, Thomas faces up to 20 years in prison.

He is being held in the Madison County Detention Center on two bonds totaling $150,000 cash.

Dyer is accused of participating in the robbery and fleeing the scene in a Pontiac Aztek. He was arrested in July and remains held in the Madison County Detention Center.

Police are still seeking the third person who allegedly participated in the robbery.

Thomas is facing first-degree robbery and second-degree assault charges in an unrelated case. Brock said. Thomas is accused of being one of three men who forced their way into a residence in the 100 block of Lassiter Drive on July 22.

A woman inside the residence was struck “with an object believed to be a firearm,” Brock said.

Counterfeit bills

Two Harlan men were arrested Friday after they allegedly attempted to pass counterfeit bills at Sonic on Big Hill Avenue, Brock said.

Roger W. Sizemore, 31, and Christopher D. Bargo, 34, are accused of trying to pay for two small drinks with a counterfeit $50 bill.

A search of the men’s vehicle allegedly revealed a small amount of marijuana, a Seroquez tablet and various drug paraphernalia. Both men were charged with first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument a Class D felony, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, both Class A misdemeanors.

Sizemore also was charged with illegal possession of a legend drug, a Class A misdemeanor.

Bargo is being held in the Madison County Detention Center on a $5,000 cash bond. Sizemore is being held on a $10,000 unsecured bond.

If convicted, Bargo and Sizemore each face up to five years in prison.

Clothes stolen

On Saturday, police arrested David L. Dowling, 31, of Dixie Plaza mobile home park, after he allegedly stole a bag of clothes from a patron of McDonald’s, 864 Eastern Bypass. A patron told police he had left the bag inside the restaurant while he went outside to wait for a ride and that when he went back inside, the bag was gone.

An investigation led police to Dowling as a suspect. Police contacted Dowling at his residence, where the stolen items were allegedly discovered and Dowling was arrested. He is charged with theft by unlawful taking over $500, a Class D felony. He is being held in the Madison County Detention Center on a $2,500 cash bond. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

Theft arrest

On Friday, Richmond police arrested Jerry W. Edington, 33, of Bogie Mill Road. Police located him in the 100 block of Parrish Avenue, Brock said, and he was arrested on two bench warrants on contempt of court. Earlier on Friday, a woman told police that $600 cash had been stolen from her living room table and that Edington had been inside the residence and then left abruptly. He was charged with theft by unlawful taking over $500, a Class D felony, Brock said.

Other crimes:

• A resident of the 100 block of O’Roarke Avenue told police that early Aug. 22, someone had entered his vehicle and stolen an unknown brand stereo face plate, valued at $50. The vehicle was unsecured at the time of the theft.

• The front door to a home in the 600 block of Cottonwood Drive was damaged between 9 and 11:30 a.m. Friday.

• The rear driver’s-side window was smashed out of a silver 2002 Mercury Cougar at about 12:57 p.m. Friday while it was parked in front of an apartment in the 2000 block of Edgewood Drive.

• The front door to a residence in the 100 block of Overland Drive was pried open between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday. Nothing was reported stolen.

• Several items were stolen from the trunk of a car parked next to the baseball fields on Lake Reba Drive. The windows had been left down and the vehicle unlocked, although the stolen items were in the vehicle’s trunk. Reported stolen was a green purse, a black wallet, $30 cash, a checkbook, four credit cards, three social security cards, a JL audio speaker and subwoofer and one purple Sony Xplod amplifier. The stolen items are valued at $283.

• The driver’s-side window was smashed out of a vehicle parked in the 1100 block of Heathcliff, when it allegedly was struck with a large concrete block overnight Aug. 24. The driver’s seat was damaged by the block, and a purse, wallet and one credit card were stolen. The items are valued at a total of valued at a total of $230.

• Sometime between Aug. 13 and Friday, two Craftsman weed trimmers were stolen from a garage attached to a home in the 200 block of Palm Hill Drive. They are valued at a total of $240.

• A black Magellan global positioning system, valued at $200, was stolen from the glove box of a red 2001 Toyota Corolla, parked in front of an apartment in the 600 block of Four Mile Road overnight Thursday.

• Between 9:30 and 11:40 p.m. Saturday, a black Escort radar detector valued at $550 was stolen from a silver 2003 Chevrolet Impala parked in the lot of Deb’s, 2091 Lantern Ridge Drive.

• A TomTom global positioning system, a purse, a wallet, three credit cards and a checkbook were stolen from a vehicle parked in the lot of Belk’s, 2181 Lantern Ridge Dr., between 9:45 and 11:45 p.m. Saturday. The stolen items are valued at a total of $225.

• On Saturday, a woman told police someone had stolen toddler-sized clothing from her vehicle that evening, while it was parked in the lot of Richmond Center, Lantern Ridge Drive. The outfit was purchased from Children’s Place and is valued at $31.

• Between July 28 and Saturday, a .22 Caliber Ruger MKII pistol, serial number 217-37440, was stolen from an apartment in the 400 block of Big Hill Avenue. The gun is valued at $190.

• The front-bedroom window was reported smashed out and an apartment in the 100 block of South Killarney Drive was ransacked overnight Thursday, and $200 cash, a Kodak digital camera and a Kodak camcorder were reported stolen. The items are valued at a total of $300. Including the cash, the total value of the theft is reported as $500. It is unclear how entry was made into the apartment, Brock said. The windows and front door were locked, according to a police report.

• A resident of the 400 block of Smith Village Drive told police her black Dell Inspirion laptop computer with charger, valued at $526 had been stolen from her unlocked apartment between 8 and 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

• A resident of an apartment in the 600 block of Hampton Way told police someone had broken into his residence Wednesday and had stolen a .25-06-caliber Remington rifle, model 700 and a 12-gauge Franchi shotgun. Both guns are valued at a total of $1,200.

• On Saturday, the owner of Roberts Insurance, in the 500 block of W. Main St., told police that overnight Friday, skateboarders had damaged property outside his business. The hand rails had been torn down, the stair railing broken and concrete blocks moved around the parking lot in order to create jump ramps. Total damage is estimated at $1,000.

• A resident of the 500 block of Mahaffey Drive, told police that sometime Saturday afternoon someone had broken into their apartment by forcing open the front door and had stolen a small safe containing $900 cash. The safe is valued at $100, and the total value of items stolen is $1,000.

• A patron of Comfort Suites, 2007 Colby Taylor Dr., told police someone had stolen items from a Load Runner enclosed trailer he had left in the parking lot, between Friday and Sunday, by cutting a padlock from the hitch. Reported stolen were: three bicycles, a window air conditioning unit, a tool box on a roller chest and various items of clothing. The stolen items are valued at $2,650.

Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162 or 623-8911.

Emily Burton may be reached at eburton@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694. Follow Emily on Twitter at RR_EBurton@ twitter.com.