Robbery Suspect Identified

TYLER � The Tyler Police Department holds an outstanding warrant for a 2nd degree felony robbery charge on the suspect allegedly involved in Wednesday’s robbery of a Family Dollar Store. He has been identified as 36-year-old Michael Wayne West. Police are investigating the robbery shortly after noon Wednesday at the store, located at 530 S.S.E. Loop 323. Officers were advised that a man entered the business and demanded money from the clerk. He did not display a weapon. The clerk gave him an undetermined amount of money. The man ran out of the store and got into a black SUV. The SUV was occupied by two women. A Smith County deputy constable followed the SUV and saw the man and one woman get out of the SUV at the Super 1 Foods located at 1105 East Gentry. The SUV then drove to the Family Dollar store located at 1401 E. Gentry.

Officers contacted the remaining woman in the SUV and arrested her for the robbery. Officers were advised that the two other suspects were seen leaving the Super 1 Foods. Officers were able to locate the second female suspect in the area of E. Line and Anderson Street in Tyler and arrested her for the robbery. Officers are continuing to search for the man. He’s described as around 6 feet tall weighing about 180 pounds, thin build and last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie. The two females arrested have been identified as Lara Michelle Trumble, 37, of Tyler, and Amber Cordell Martin, 33, of Jacksonville. The woman have been transported to the Smith County Jail.

Anyone with information about West is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department, at 903-531-1000, or Crimestoppers, at 903-597-CUFF (903-597-2833). Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to his arrest.