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5 People Face 37 Felony Charges In Robbery At Harper Woods Wendy's

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Top row, left to right Willlie Marable, Alonzo Marable, Lavelle Williams. Bottom row: Kiara Clark, Ajia Hamilton. (credit;: Harper Woods police)

HARPER WOODS (WWJ) - Three men and two women are behind bars, accused of robbing a Wendy's restaurant in Harper Woods last weekend.

Police were called to the scene, at 20979 Harper, at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday about an armed robbery in progress. Officers were told that give masked suspects stole property from one employee, assaulted a second employee, and attempted to lock all employees in the freezer while they robbed the place.

The suspects fled on foot before police arrived. But police say, following an "around-the-clock" investigation, the five robbers were identified and arrested on Monday.

They were each arraigned in  32-A District Court , are behind held on what police describe as "high cash bonds," and will be required to wear GPS tethers if released.

The charges include 27 total counts.

  • Defendant one, 33-year-old Willlie Marable of Detroit, is charged with five counts of armed robbery, five counts of attempted unlawful imprisonment and one count of felony firearm.
  • Defendant two, 28-year-old Alonzo Marable of Detroit is charged with five counts of armed robbery, five counts of attempted unlawful imprisonment and one count of felony firearm.
  • Defendant three, 26-year-old Lavelle Williams of Detroit is charged with five counts of armed robbery.
  • Defendant four, 26-year-old Kiara Clark of Detroit is charged with five counts of robbery armed.
  • Defendant five, 19-year-old Ajia Hamilton of Detroit, is charged with five counts of robbery armed.

"Once again, I applaud the outstanding work of our patrol and detective personnel who removed five dangerous criminals from our community in a very short time," said Police Chief Jim Burke in a statement.

All five are scheduled to appear in court for a probably cause conference on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Each faces up to life in prison if convicted.

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