Outstanding teamwork between North Precinct detectives and patrol officers led to the arrest of two sisters accused of driving three young men during a series of robberies that targeted Hispanic victims in the Madison area.
The events began to unfold Tuesday night when officers stopped the driver of a green Ford Explorer who matched the suspect description in recent robberies.
Minutes later, officers learned of a robbery and attempted kidnapping on Cheyenne Boulevard. A Hispanic man was selling popsicles when he was approached by two men who got out of an Explorer driven by a woman. The men beat the victim and attempted to force him into the SUV. His cell phone and cigarettes were stolen during the struggle with the suspects. The victim got away and was able to positively identify all three occupants of the Explorer. His cell phone and cigarettes were found inside the SUV.
The driver, Tiffany Williams, 30, of Goodlettsville, Johnathon Pressley, 21, of Alpine Avenue, and a 17-year-old passenger are charged with robbery and attempted kidnapping in that case.
Further investigation connected Williams to her sister, Melissa Grayson, 21, of Goodlettsville, who also drove a green Ford Explorer, and to Grayson’s boyfriend, Montonio Shelton, 19, of Dinwiddie Drive.
Crime Suppression Unit detectives stopped Grayson in her Explorer. A handgun and baseball bat were found inside the SUV.
Grayson, Shelton, and Pressley are charged with the aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping of a Hispanic man July 19. After robbing the victim of his wallet at gunpoint, the suspects made him take off his clothes before they forced him into the trunk of his own car.
The five suspects have admitted their involvement in several similar robberies.
Pressley is being held in lieu of $1,081,000 dollars bond. Shelton and Williams are being held in lieu of $310,000 dollars bond, and Grayson is being held in lieu of $300,000 dollars bond.
Anyone with information about other potential crimes committed by these suspects is urged to contact North Precinct Detective Dean Haney at 862-7890 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.
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