FAYETTEVILLE -- Springdale police arrested a Fayetteville man Monday they said was part of a group that robbed a man at gunpoint, according to a preliminary police report.
James Donnell Maxey Jr., 25, was arrested in connection with aggravated robbery.
Police said Maxey and three other men, all holding guns, robbed a man in a car at 3:21 p.m. Monday at West Sunset Avenue and Henryetta Street, according to the report.
The man was trying to buy a pound of marijuana from an acquaintance. Two vehicles blocked the man's car, held guns on him and took $3,000, according to the report.
Police found Maxey and another man they believed to be involved at an apartment in Fayetteville, according to the report. One man fled before police could arrest him, police said.
Maxey denied involvement, according to the report.
Maxey was being held Tuesday at the Washington County Detention Center on a $15,000 bond, jail records show. Maxey has lived in the area only six months and could be considered a flight risk, according to the report.
NW News on 06/29/2016