Man jailed for robbing Stop & Go
One half of the pair which allegedly robbed Stop & Go Market nearly two years ago was given a 12-year sentence for his role in the armed heist.
The defendant, Timothy Fults, 23, entered a guilty plea to the charge of aggravated robbery and was directed to serve 12 years and make restitution. His co-defendant, Joshua Craig, 21, will be tried for his alleged role in the crime Jan. 16.
The pair, given the moniker Video Bandits by lawmen, were charged with robbing Stop & Go Market near Irving College in early 2000. Investigators say one of the men walked into the store and robbed the clerk of about $200 cash while the other suspect waited in a get-away vehicle. Investigators discovered Fults had bought ammunition for the gun moments before at a store located across the street from Stop & Go.
The men became suspects after they were arrested in early 2000 for a string of home burglaries in which at least eight residences were burglarized. Both suspects have entered pleas to the burglary charges and are serving their sentences in the state penitentiary. Fults’ robbery sentence will run concurrently, or at the same time, with his burglary convictions.
The video bandit moniker was given to the men due to a discovery made by lawmen during a search of their home. During the search, a stolen camcorder was found, taken in one of the burglaries.
When officers pulled out the tape and viewed it, they saw the suspects on the tape using illegal drugs and mocking their probation officer. In one shot, one of the suspects is seen cutting cocaine with his probation officer’s business card. The video resulted in both men also being convicted for violation of probation.