Friends Stop Robber Gloved with Potato Chip Bag

Quick action by two men thwarted an attack on their friend as the trio walked along Allen near Nine Mile in Ferndale about 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

Ferndale Police Detective Lt. William wilson said in a news release that the suspect grabbed their friend in a choke hold with one hand and threatened to shoot her if she didn’t give up her money. While making the demands, he held a hand wrapped in a potato bag to her head.

The two male friends, who were walking ahead of the 49-year-old female turned around and grabbed the robber. The would-be robber escaped, but the victim’s friends chased him, tackled him and held him until police arrived.

The suspect, Aubrey Frederick Schumake, 24, of Belleville, was arraigned Monday on armed robbery charges in Ferndale 43rd District Court. Magistrate James Brennan set bond at $75,000 cash or surety bond.

Schumake was also arrested on several outstanding misdemeanor warrants, Wilson said.

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Photo submitted by Ferndale police