WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Two men were arrested on Friday in connection with a Southeast D.C. armed robbery, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
Police said 22-year-old Jonathan Johnson and 24-year-old Laron Plowden were charged with armed robbery (gun). Plowden was additionally charged with a separate armed robbery that occurred on July 3.
According to police, officers responded at 9:15 p.m. on Friday to reports of an armed robbery in the 3000 block of Stanton Rd. SE.
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There, the two suspects approached the victims and brandished firearms while demanding money. The suspects took money from one of the victims before they were caught by responding officers…