City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 6, 2017

CONTACT: Officer Latisha Stroer
Public Information Officer
(573) 874-7448
[email protected]

ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED ROBBERY IN THE 2900 BLOCK OF RANGE LINE STREET

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

On 2/5/17 at 7:25 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4700 block of Lake Valley Lane in reference to a suspicious incident with a gun. The caller stated a male victim was the victim of a robbery and had left the area on foot. The caller stated the other subjects who were with the victim left in a black sport utility vehicle. 

Officers arrived on scene and located the male victim, age 29, walking in the 200 block of Southampton. The investigation revealed the male victim was forced at gunpoint at around 6:00 a.m. into a residence at 2904 Range Line Street by a person known to him. The victim reported the male was identified as Robert Johnson and he was with another male and a black female identified as Nichole Rayshea Barrett. 

The victim said once he was inside the residence, he was assaulted by Robert Johnson and the other male when they began punching and hitting him with a black flashlight. Officers observed multiple bruises and abrasions on the victim's head, face, arms, back and side. The victim said he was taken out of the residence to a black suburban. The victim said Johnson took his cellular phone and money from him. 

The victim thought the suspects were taking him to kill him so the victim told the suspects he could get the car rims they wanted if they took him to an address in the 4700 block of Lake Valley Lane. The victim said he was using this to buy time. The victim said while he was riding in the vehicle, he was being poked in the side with the gun by the other male and Barrett.  The male victim said he was forced out of the vehicle by Robert Johnson in the 4700 block of Lake Valley. The victim said he was able to break free from Johnson and took off running. 

Officers located Nichole Barrett and Robert Johnson at 3300 Brampton Court.  Officers located a handgun inside of Barrett's purse. Officers located on Barrett two glass pipes commonly used to smoke narcotics and a small amount of marijuana in a pill container. 

  

A search warrant was executed at the Brampton residence belonging to Robert Johnson and Rechelle Scott and the following were located: 

1.) several pounds of marijuana

2.) cocaine packaged for distribution

3.) methamphetamine in Robert Johnson's bedroom and Rechelle Scott's bedroom.

  

Nichole Rayshea Barrett was arrested for the following: Armed Criminal Action, Kidnapping, Possession of Controlled Substance Misdemeanor, Robbery in the First Degree, Third Degree Assault Felony, Unlawful for Certain Persons to Possess Controlled Substance Felony, Unlawful Use of Weapons Felony, and Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Robert Junior Johnson was arrested for the following: Armed Criminal Action, Kidnapping, Robbery in the First Degree, Third Degree Assault Felony, Unlawful for Certain Persons to Possession Concealed Weapon Felony, Unlawful Use of Weapons Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Felonny, Distribution/Delivery/Manufacture/Produce Controlled Substance Felony, and Distribution/Delivery/Manufacture/Produce Controlled Substance.

Rechelle Leann Scott was arrested for Distribution/Delivery/Manufacture/Produce Controlled Substance x 2 and Possession of Controlled Substance Felony.

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