CHARGES of robbery and possession of a firearm have been levelled at two Rugby residents in connection with a pair of gunpoint robberies which took place last week.
Adam Graham, 38, and Lisa Amos, 33 – both of Prior Park Road – appeared at Leamington Magistrates Court on Monday (September 5).
They were charged with two counts of robbery, three counts of possession of a firearm and one count of possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate, and have been remanded in custody until their next appearance at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday October 6.
The charges are in connection with an incident on York Street, Rugby on Sunday August 28 and an incident on Brownsover Road, Rugby on Tuesday August 30.
The first incident saw a taxi driver threatened by a man with what was described as a dark silver “old-style gun”, after he had collected a man and a woman from Rugby train station at around 9:30pm and taken them to York Street. The offender demanded the driver’s wallet, phone and cash box.
The second incident happened at around 4:30am at a hotel on Brownsover Road. A man entered the hotel with a suspected firearm and threatened the night porter to open the safe and hand over cash.
No-one was injured in either incident.
Both individuals were arrested on Saturday night (September 3).
