A 26-year-old man has been charged with taking part in the armed robbery of a Harrisburg Rite Aid and robberies at five other city businesses earlier this month.
Brandon Harris, of Harrisburg, faces a host of robbery, firearms and conspiracy charges in two separate cases.
In one case, according to court documents, on April 6 he and two other people were involved in committing three robberies with a firearm, and he “conspired and/or facilitated” two additional gunpoint robberies of businesses.
The five robberies occurred within a two-hour period, the court documents state. The documents didn’t say where the robberies happened, but PennLive previously reported on a string of robberies on April 6 that left many in the community shaken.
Those occurred at:
- Beer King on Division Street
- Al’s Cafe on Verbeke Street
- Sayford Market on North 3rd Street
- Los Brothers Market on Moore Street
- V&E Market on North 6th Street
Documents state Harris was also involved in the robbery of the Rite Aid on the 1900 block of Derry Street around 2:25 p.m. April 8. They say Harris, along with Childes Neely, David Rinehardt, Kyaih McHenry and a fifth person who has not yet been charged robbed the store at gunpoint while threatening employees.
McHenry, 17, of Conover, North Carolina, also told police he was involved with the five April 6 robberies, court records state.
According to court records, Rinehardt, 19, of Statesville, North Carolina and Neely, 27, of Harrisburg, were also charged in connection with the Rite Aid robbery.
David Rinehardt is facing charges in connection with a robbery at Rite Aid April 8.
Harris, McHenry, Rinehardt and Neely are each charged with two counts of robbery in the Rite Aid incident, according to a criminal complaint. Harris is also charged with firearms not to be carried without a license.
Childes Neely is facing charges in connection with a robbery at a Harrisburg Rite Aid.
In the Rite Aid robbery, the suspects entered the drugstore with firearms and demanded prescription drugs and money from the cash register, police said.
In connection with five April 6 robberies, Harris has been charged with five counts of criminal solicitation to commit robbery and possession of a firearm prohibited, court records state.
Kyaih McHenry is facing charges in connection with a robbery at a Harrisburg Rite Aid.
Harrisburg police spokesman Capt. Gabriel Olivera said he cannot comment on the charges until the investigation is complete.