{"id":16754,"date":"2012-07-04T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=16754"},"modified":"2013-02-08T23:33:41","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T07:33:41","slug":"armed-robbery-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/07\/04\/armed-robbery-suspect-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed robbery suspect arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Damon-Banks-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16756\" title=\"Damon Banks 2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Damon-Banks-2-282x300.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Damon-Banks-2-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Damon-Banks-2.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Updated 2\/7\/2013<\/span>: Charges against Damon Banks and Lee McQuilkin were dismissed on Feb. 7, 2013. Read\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/2013\/02\/08\/armed-robbery-case-against-damon-banks-dismissed\/\" target=\"_blank\">more here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LANCASTER \u2013 A 27-year-old man profiled on the Lancaster Station\u2019s <a title=\"Two sought in armed robberies of three restaurants\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/2012\/06\/25\/two-sought-in-armed-robberies-of-three-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most Wanted list<\/a> for allegedly robbing three fast food restaurants at gunpoint is now in custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Damon Deshaun Banks<\/strong> was arrested at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, and booked at 2:35 p.m. at the Lancaster Station, according to LASD inmate records. \u00a0Information on where he was arrested was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>Banks was wanted on a $300,000 felony warrant in connection with the armed robberies of Little Caesars, Wienerschnitzel and Subway, which occurred on Sunday, June 10.<\/p>\n<p>The robberies happened between 7 and 9 p.m. In all three cases, two men walked into the restaurants, held the employees at gunpoint, demanded money from the register and then escaped on foot. <a title=\"Armed robbers hold up three fast food restaurants in two-hour span\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/2012\/06\/11\/armed-robbers-hold-up-three-fast-food-restaurants-in-two-hour-span\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Banks and 27-year-old <strong>Lee Vance McQuilkin<\/strong> were identified as suspects in the robberies through a combination of \u201csurveillance video and good old police work,\u201d according to Lancaster Station spokesman Michael Rust.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of the men, along with their physical descriptions, were placed on a <a title=\"Two sought in armed robberies of three restaurants\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/2012\/06\/25\/two-sought-in-armed-robberies-of-three-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most Wanted list<\/a>, which was distributed to local media on June 25.<\/p>\n<p>McQuilkin was not in custody as of 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to LASD inmate records.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lee Vance McQuilkin is urged to contact Detectives Donnel or Ellis at the Lancaster Station at 661-948-8466. If you would like to provide information anonymously, you can do so by calling Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.<\/p>\n<p>Banks is scheduled for arraignment at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Antelope Valley courthouse.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Editor\u2019s Note:<\/span> Family members and supporters of Banks maintain that he is innocent and believe that the incident is a case of mistaken identity. The AV Times will follow this case closely and will have more information as it becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 2\/7\/2013: Charges against Damon Banks and Lee McQuilkin were dismissed on Feb. 7, 2013. Read\u00a0more here. LANCASTER \u2013 A 27-year-old man profiled on the Lancaster Station\u2019s Most Wanted list for allegedly robbing three fast food restaurants at gunpoint is now in custody. 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