Theodus Mario Whitmore, 39, of Brownsville, was arrested around
10:30 a.m. today in Memphis by the Memphis Police Department. He
is scheduled to be formally arraigned tomorrow morning in Jackson
City Court on charges of Robbery and Identity Theft.
Martral Seaberry, 23, of Brownsville, was arrested on July 27 and
remains in custody at the Madison County Jail in lieu of $75,000
bond.
RECAP:
On July 22 around 5:23 p.m., Jackson police received a call of a
robbery. An 81-year-old man had just entered the vestibule of Kroger
at 941 N. Parkway when a man, later identified by investigators as
Theodus Mario Whitmore, walked up behind him and put both hands
in each of the victim's pockets. When the victim turned around,
Whitmore told the victim to "shut up". Whitmore took his wallet and
ran away.
About 20 minutes later, Whitmore and another man, identified as
Martral Seaberry, 23, of Brownsville, entered Highland Express at
2325 N. Highland Avenue and attempted to purchase beer with the
robbery victim's credit card. The clerk became suspicious and asked
to see identification. Seaberry showed him a U.S. passport that did
not match the name on the credit card. When the clerk questioned
him further, he told the clerk that the credit card belonged to his father
at Kroger.
When the clerk voided the transaction and threatened to call police,
both men left.
