Knoxville police charge man with three business robberies in past week - Knoxville News Sentinel
Kelly ran from the silver 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx he was driving, but officers quickly apprehended him. While ordering food at the drive-thru window, Kelly allegedly "pulled a firearm wrapped in a white cloth" on the employee and demanded money, records state. The employee ran to the back of the store, and Kelly tried to steal the cash drawer through the drive-thru window, records state. At 12:04 a. m. Sunday, Kelly pulled up to the drive-thru window of the Wendy's, 7407 Strawberry Plains Pike, and placed an order, records show. Kelly allegedly demanded cash from the drawer, but the Wendy's employee refused to comply. Kelly then climbed into the drive-thru window "and took the drawer himself" before driving away, records show. When Knoxville police arrested Kelly on I-40 near the Sevierville interchange, officers found the Wendy's cash drawer in the Malibu, records state. When being questioned about those two heists, Kelly also said he was responsible for the May 18 robbery of a Pilot convenient store, 6432 Asheville Highway, records state. Source: www.knoxnews.com
