Oops! Robbery Suspects Nabbed After Running Out Of Gas

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — It always pays to top off the tank, especially when you're trying to get away with a robbery.

Gwinnett County Police say two men were arrested for armed robbery early Tuesday after their car ran out of gas less than two miles from the scene of the crime.

Gwinnett County Police officers were dispatched to in front of a grocery store at 1227 Rockbridge Rd. near Stone Mountain. They met with a victim who said that, as he was walking back to his car around 1 a.m., two men got out of a red car and pointed guns at him, taking his wallet.

He gave officers a detailed description of the men and the car, police say.

Less than 15 minutes later, another officer noticed a red car on Five Forks Trickum Road near Cole Drive — less than two miles away from the scene of the crime. He approached the two men in the car and learned they had run out of gas.

While searching the car in relation to a drug charge, the officer noticed items that appeared linked to the armed robbery just minutes earlier. Justin Larry, 21, of Lilburn, and Najee Logan, 18, of Snellville, were arrested and charged with armed robbery. They were both taken to Gwinnett County Jail.

"Fortunately, the victim was not hurt during this violent crime," police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said. "And, because of poor planning these suspects were captured before they could victimize anyone else."

Lead photo via Shutterstock. Crime photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police.