NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Two men have been arrested after the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery at the Burger King on Market Street Tuesday.
Maurice Lamar Johnson and Derreck Cordearo Edge have both been charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and second degree kidnapping. Johnson is being held at the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center on a $325,000 secured bond, and Edge is being held on a $500,000 secured bond.
According to the sheriff’s office, witnesses at the Burger King stated a Black male entered the Burger King and brandished a firearm demanding cash. The suspect fled, but patrol deputies intercepted a vehicle matching the suspect’s vehicle in Dutch Square. Two suspects fled on foot.
Detectives began their investigation, which led them to obtain a warrant for Johnson. On Thursday, he was located at 5207 Mulberry Ave. and arrested. With the assistance of Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, an arrest warrant was also executed at a known address for Edge.
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