FAYETTEVILLE -- Police arrested two women Monday after a man told police he was robbed while selling them a phone he advertised on Craigslist, according to preliminary arrest reports.
Breanna Evans and Lashuntie Evans were arrested about 1:30 p.m. Monday at Beard's Funeral Chapel near the intersection of Happy Hollow Road and East Huntsville Road. Breanna Evans was arrested in connection with robbery, theft of property and obstructing governmental operations. Lashuntie Evans was arrested in connection with robbery, theft of property and two counts of battery.
Safety Tips
• Insist on a public meeting place, such as a police department.
• Do not meet in a secluded place or invite strangers into your home.
• Be especially careful when buying or selling high-value items.
• Tell a friend or family member where you’re going to meet someone.
• Consider having a friend accompany you during purchases.
• Write down the serial number of the phone you are selling before you meet.
• Trust your instincts.
Victims of a scam should contact police immediately. Save copies of all text messages and social media interactions with the person to help in the investigation.
Source: Fayetteville Police Department
The man agreed to meet a person who would buy his phone at Mountain View Apartments off East Huntsville Road, according to reports. After he gave the phone to Breanna Evans, she didn't pay him and ran to a car. He chased her and got in the car.
He said someone in the car took his wallet, and he was attacked by both women and an unidentified man and woman who later fled on foot, according to reports. Lashuntie Evans stabbed him in the hand and drove the car to Beard's Funeral Chapel, where police found them.
Lashuntie Evans also was arrested in connection with a robbery April 11. Two women met her at Wilson Park through the app Letgo, an application connecting local buyers and sellers. The women wanted to buy an iPhone, according to the reports.
During the transaction, Lashuntie Evans took $600 and her iPhone and used pepper spray on the women, according to the report. One of the women identified Lashuntie Evans in a lineup, and police connected her to the incident through the phone number used in the transaction.
Cpl. Dallas Brashears, Fayetteville police spokesman, sent a notice Tuesday reminding people the department has a safe exchange area in the station's parking lot and lobby.
"Fayetteville residents can feel safe conducting business in a well-lit parking lot or in the lobby that is monitored with video cameras," Brashears said in the notice.
Lobby hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the parking lot is available anytime, according to the notice.
NW News on 07/11/2018