Two suspects have been arrested in California after an alleged armed robbery in California. Helen Simmons, 18, and Matthew Jones, 22, got into a car chase with the police and have been named as the robbers of Anthem Jewelry that happened a week earlier.
After a brief pursuit at around one in the morning, Helen and Mathew were detained by Huntington Beach police, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives from the office claimed that their descriptions coincided with those of the two people who committed an armed robbery at a jewelry store in Anthem on Tuesday, July 12.
Who Are Helen Simmons and Matthew Jones? Anthem Jewelry Robbery
Helen Simmons and Mathew Jones allegedly are the two culprits arrested after an armed robbery. These people are quite young, and the incident was unfortunate, to say the least.
The police department has released their age as of now. Helen was 18 years old, and Mathew was 22 years old. The relationship between them and the motive behind the heinous crime has been chosen to be kept private for now by the police department.
As per the media, the investigation is going on on a full scale, and the authorities are trying to contact the people related to them for now. However, due to privacy reasons, the available information is limited.
Further, as it is a developing story, the details will be provided once the case handlers choose to reveal them to the public. For now, they have asked for an uninterfered environment as they get into the roots of the event.
Helen And Matthew’s Armed Robbery Report – What Happened In Anthem Jewelry?
Helen Simmons and Matthew Jones broke into Anthem Jewelry earlier this week. They were seen clothing in full black color and had helmets on in order to remain unrecognizable. After this, one of them puts a gun on an on-duty employee, threatening to kill him for any kind of interference, and the other one uses a hammer to break display case glass.
All their activities were recorded on a surveillance camera. This has become the main proof for the entire case.
Moving forward to the incident, two deputies were called to the crime scene only to find out the person who was threatened got shot as well. He was found to be lying on the floor with gunshots. Luckily the man got saved.
Helen and Matthew successfully fled Anthem Jewelry but got caught a week later. They have been alleged as the suspect in this armed robbery scene and arrested. They were found after a car chase on Saturday in California and immediately got detained.
Helen Simmons And Matthew Jones Felony Charged In Detail
Helen Simmons and Matthew Jones are both pronounced alleged culprits for now, and the investigation is still going on. However, after the car chase, they were apprehended by the Huntington Beach Police Department and jailed on a number of felony charges connected to the armed robbery that happened on Tuesday, according to authorities.
Simmons is detained on a $500,000 bond while Jones is detained on a $1 million bond.