Beaumont Robbery Suspects Charged In Case

BANNING, CA — A man and woman who allegedly robbed a Beaumont business at gunpoint are due in court Wednesday on robbery charges, along with firearm allegations.

David Lyle Harrison III, 28, of Whitewater, and Kristen Renee Schmitt, 31, of Fort Mohave, Arizona, allegedly committed the robbery in the pre- dawn hours last Friday morning at an unnamed business in the 500 block of Beaumont Avenue.

"The suspect... entered the business, brandished a firearm and demanded the clerk turn over cash to the suspect," police said in a news release following the crime. "The suspect then exited the business to a waiting vehicle."

The woman was spotted in surveillance footage getting into a light-colored Chrysler 300, police said. An officer who watched the footage soon recognized a similar car driving around town.

"On Saturday... at approximately 10:58 am, officers were conducting routine patrol in the area of First Street and Beaumont Avenue," police said. "The officer witnessed a vehicle matching the description of the one seen in surveillance footage from the December 7th, robbery."

Schmitt and Harrison were arrested following a traffic stop, and police seized a handgun, 1.8 grams of methamphetamine and "various prescription narcotics." Clothing belonging to Schmitt matched the clothing the female robbery suspect wore, according to police.

Both defendants were charged Tuesday with robbery and allegations of committing a felony while using a firearm, while Schmitt was additionally charged with possession of controlled substances while armed.

They were being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

— City News Service contributed to this report / Images via Beaumont Police Department