{"id":629450,"date":"2017-06-22T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=629450"},"modified":"2017-06-23T02:14:52","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T07:14:52","slug":"jack-in-the-box-robbers-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=629450","title":{"rendered":"Jack-in-the-Box Robbers Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2017\/06\/police-lights-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2017\/06\/police-lights-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-628637\" \/><\/a>(LUFKIN, TEXAS, June 22, 2017) Two Lufkin men were arrested early this morning after robbing the Denman Avenue Jack in the Box at gunpoint and leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen car.<br \/>\nDouglas Richard, 19, and Edward Hernandez, 21, were taken into custody around 1:45 a.m. at the entrance of The Settlement on U.S. 59 south. The men entered the store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s back door around 1:30 a.m. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<br \/>\n Richard wielding a handgun. They then stole the cash drawer before fleeing the scene in the manager\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s car. Minutes later, an officer spotted the stolen vehicle on Southwood Drive and a high-speed pursuit ensued.  The chase spanned from Lufkin to Diboll and back, reaching speeds of 90-100mph. It ended on U.S. 59 south at the entrance to The Settlement after officers successfully piked the vehicle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tires. <\/p>\n<p>Officers recovered the register drawer along with the stolen vehicle. An hour before the robbery, Richard and Hernandez attempted to purchase food at the restaurant by walking up to the window.<br \/>\nThe pair left on foot after being told that the restaurant did not take \u00e2\u20ac\u0153 walk up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d orders.  <\/p>\n<p>Hernandez told investigators Richard was getting \u00e2\u20ac\u0153driven up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and talked about \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hitting a lick\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to put some money in his pocket as they walked around town before the robbery.  Richard and Hernandez are both charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, while Richard received an additional charge of evading arrest with a vehicle with a previous conviction. The Diboll Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety and Angelina County Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office assisted during the pursuit.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(LUFKIN, TEXAS, June 22, 2017) Two Lufkin men were arrested early this morning after robbing the Denman Avenue Jack in the Box at gunpoint and leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen car. 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