Charges Dropped Against Two Men Accused Of Century Food Giant Robbery

June 28, 2012

All charges have been dropped against two men arrested in connection with a December robbery at  the Food Giant grocery store in Century.

Danielle Kapric Burt, age 26 of Century, and Derrick Antonio Cohen, age 23 of Pensacola, were both arrested in March on charges of  felony robbery, felony larceny and battery.

“There was insufficient evidence to prosecute the case,” Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille said. “There was no way (from the evidence) to identify the individuals who committed the crime.”

On the morning of December 23, the manager of the Food Giant was getting into a vehicle with the daily bank deposit when he was struck from behind. The deposit, containing checks and an undisclosed amount of cash was snatched by a then unknown assailant who then ran behind the store, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The store manager was not injured.

A manhunt with a Century Correctional Institute K-9 team followed, but no suspects were located.

Multiple witnesses were able to pin the robbery on Burt and place Cohen as the driver of a getaway car, which was parked a short distance away on Henry Street, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

But Marcille said witnesses “were unable to identify the suspects in any way, not even by gender or race,” leading the the state dropping all charges against the men. He said checks taken during the robbery were located along a path used the fleeing suspect, but fingerprints on the checks did not provide a suspect identification.

Pictured top: Deputies check a house on Henry Street in Century for a robbery suspect the morning of December 23, 2011. Pictured left insert: A Century Correctional Intitute K-9 team works to track the suspect on Henry Street. Pictured below: The manager of the Food Giant in Century was robbed outside the store in December. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Charges Dropped Against Two Men Accused Of Century Food Giant Robbery”

  1. 429SCJ on June 28th, 2012 9:38 am

    Either way, those guys are luckey and celebrating to some degree.

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