The elderly couple told police they had been duped out of thousands of dollars and that their Social Security checks were diverted to Georgia, which gave detectives their first real clue.A man caught robbing a pharmacy this week has been accused of committing a similar holdup in May, according to court documents.
The evening of May 24, Aaron A. McAtee walked into the CVS at 2811 Getz Road and put a note on the pharmacy counter that said “ROBBERY NOW” and listed certain medications, court documents stated.
McAtee told a pharmacist, “Give me everything on the list, and no one gets hurt. I have a gun,” However, McAtee never showed a gun, court papers said.
McAtee threatened to hurt the pharmacist and told him to hurry as he retrieved drugs for him. McAtee then left the store with the drugs, according to court papers.
On Sunday morning, a police officer apprehended McAtee in the CVS at 5802 S. Anthony Blvd. after he had robbed the pharmacy of drugs, police said.
In connection with the first holdup, McAtee was charged Friday with robbery. In the second one, he has been charged with misdemeanor resisting law enforcement and three felonies: robbery, intimidation and cocaine possession.
McAtee, 36, of the 700 block of Poplar Street, was in custody Friday at the Allen County Jail, with a bail amount of $25,750.
