Juvenile indicted as adult in McDonald’s armed robbery

A Henrico County juvenile received four indictments from New Kent Circuit Court stemming from an armed robbery that occurred at the McDonald’s restaurant located in Bottoms Bridge.

Robert James Priester, 16, formerly of the 2200 block of Kingsbrook Drive, received indictments on three counts of armed robbery and one count of using a firearm to commit a felony during Monday’s proceedings.

According to the indictments, Priester allegedly joined Shatik U. Jackson, 19, of the 300 block of Shetland Court, Henrico; London Shi-Anne Cotman, 19, of the 300 block of North Airport Drive, Henrico; and Cornelius Clayton Jr., 19, of the 600 block of Fritz Street, Highland Springs, in robbing the Bottom Bridge restaurant around 3 a.m. on August 26. All four, meanwhile, have been linked to similar robberies in other jurisdictions.

Charges involving Cotman, Clayton, and Jackson have been dropped in local jurisdictions, including New Kent, after federal authorities stepped in. The three adults were indicted on Nov. 5 in federal district court in Richmond.

Priester appeared in New Kent court on Monday, remaining silent throughout proceedings. He is scheduled to reappear on Dec. 9 to determine if a bench trial (tried by the judge alone) or jury trial will take place. A tentative date of Jan. 6 has been set for a possible bench trial. He remains in custody after his arrest on Sept. 27.

Other individuals indicted Monday and the charges they face are:

–William Jefferson Davis, 54, of the 2700 block of Third Avenue, Richmond, on three counts of petty larceny (3rd offense). The defendant allegedly cashed bad checks at Adams Sports Mart on June 22.

–Sallu Dean, 31, and Alieu Mansaray, 29, both of the 7700 block of Seans Terrance, Lanham, Maryland, on one count each of credit card fraud. The duo allegedly tried to use a credit card to purchase items from the Bottoms Bridge Food Lion on July 24.

–John Milton Harris III, 50, of the 1600 block of Irvington Road, Weems, on one count of driving as a habitual offender. Harris was arrested after a traffic stop on July 30 after he allegedly was deemed to violate the law.

–Garrett Lee Miller, 19, of the 1100 block of Francis Drive, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, on one count of possession of a controlled substance. Miller allegedly possessed the substance on June 13.

–Conner Thompson O’Leary, 27, of the 3500 block of S.Woodland Circle, Quinton, on one count each of attempted burglary, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was arrested on alleged incidents that occurred on Aug. 31-Sept. 1.

–Carrie Ann Yates, 34, of the 7800 block of Woodbrook Road, Quinton, on one count of forging a public document. The alleged offense occurred on Sept. 2, 2012.