2 Men 'Persons Of Interest' In West Babylon Robbery

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - Two men arrested in connection to a robbery and murder in New Jersey are "persons of interest" in a West Babylon robbery that occurred last month, Suffolk Police announced.

Last week, police stated they were investigating the similarities between a West Babylon robbery and a robbery in New Jersey that resulted in the death of a gas station clerk.

On Dec. 19, a man entered 7-Eleven on 140 Little East Neck Road displayed a gun and demanded cash.

The clerk complied and the robber fled with cash.

In Edison, New Jersey, 38-year-old John Bertram, from Fords, was fatally shot around 4 a.m. last Thursday while working at the Speedway Gas Station on Amboy Avenue, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey told Patch. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Thursday, two men Marcus A. Wright and Olya Quinnam, both 22, of Beaufort, South Carolina, were arrested in connection to the New Jersey robbery/murder, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey told Patch.

Wright is accused of entering the gas station while Quinnam waited outside, Carey said. Wright allegedly held up the store with a handgun; he is accused of shooting Bertram after the victim handed over a cash register drawer with money inside of it.

In a statement, Suffolk Police said they are "aware of the arrests" of the two men.

"They are persons of interest in the West Babylon 7-Eleven robbery on December 19," police said. "The investigation is ongoing. We are coordinating with our law enforcement partners in Edison New Jersey, South Carolina and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office."

No charges in connection to the West Babylon robbery have been made yet.

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