At least what they do to little girls with lemonade stands in Portland is a lot better than what happens in Detroit.
3rd Teen Arrested In Lemonade Stand Theft
3 Teens Stole $40 From Girls, Police Say
POSTED: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
UPDATED: 12:51 pm EDT July 26, 2010
PONTIAC, Mich. -- A third man who police said robbed four little girls' lemonade stand in Pontiac last week has been arrested.The theft happened last Sunday, on the corner of Cornell and Hollywoods streets.The victims were three 9-year-olds and a 6-year-old.
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Girls' Lemonade Stand In Pontiac Robbed “They started about 9:30 in the morning and they were selling lemonade,” said a neighbor witness, who asked not to be identified. “They worked hard all day to make an honest dollar … Then, three men came up, two pretended to buy lemonade and one stole their money.”The neighbor said one of the girls’ mother chased the teens down the street. Police were able to arrest two of them.
Johntae Breon Washington & Bario Stephon Johnson
Johntae Breon Washington, 17, was charged with assault and battery. Police said he is accused of pushing the mother in the face after she confronted him about stealing the money. He was fined $350 and remains at the Oakland County Jail.Bario Stephon Johnson, 19, was charged with possession of marijuana. Police said he had a marijuana joint behind his ear when he was confronted by police. He was fined $250 and has been released from the Oakland County Jail.Police said the third teen got away with about $40 from the stand.He was later identified as 17-year-old Keyon Lamar Miller. He was arrested at his Pontiac home Friday and arraigned on a charge of larceny from a person. He was given a $2,000 bond.“I mean, that is the lowest low when you can steal a little kid’s lemonade stand. That’s bad,” the neighbor said.The girls plan to have another lemonade sale on July 31.
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3rd Teen Arrested In Lemonade Stand Theft
3 Teens Stole $40 From Girls, Police Say
POSTED: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
UPDATED: 12:51 pm EDT July 26, 2010