KANSAS CITY —A Missouri man remains in custody on a $1.3 million bond following a brazen afternoon robbery at the Isle of Capri Casino, in Booneville, Missouri that netted over $1.2 million.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announced the arrest of 21-year old Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, an employee of the casino. Charles was charged Friday with first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and tampering with physical evidence.
According to investigators, two masked individuals entered the casino at approximately 2:13 p.m. on March 25. The pair, clad in black and armed with a rifle and a handgun, bypassed the gaming floor and went directly to the bank area, where they seized approximately $1,276,000.
The escape was briefly interrupted when a casino patron tackled the suspect carrying the rifle. A physical struggle ensued before the second suspect struck the patron multiple times, allowing both men to flee the property…