Two Suspects in Gas Station Robbery Turn Themselves In Ahead of Jury Trial

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Residents Madison Leondria Gordon, 22, and Elbert Junior Anderson, 36, turned themselves in to police Wednesday ahead of their jury trial scheduled for Sept. 15. The two men were charged with second-degree robbery after allegedly participating in a robbery at a Sunoco gas station in Southwest Decatur last month. According to the Decatur Police Department, Gordon and Anderson were involved in the robbery along with two other suspects, Jada Nicole Kidd and Devante Jaquan Taylor, who were arrested on the same day.

Key Takeaways:

  • Two suspects, Madison Leondria Gordon and Elbert Junior Anderson, turned themselves in to police ahead of their jury trial scheduled for Sept. 15.
  • Gordon and Anderson were charged with second-degree robbery after allegedly participating in a robbery at a Sunoco gas station in Southwest Decatur.
  • The two men were previously charged with trafficking opium and possession of controlled substances, with Anderson also facing a charge of being a person forbidden to possess a firearm.
  • The robbery occurred on Aug. 19, with the suspects stealing items worth over $500, including multiple boxes of Swisher Sweets Cigarillos and individual vapes.
  • Jada Nicole Kidd and Devante Jaquan Taylor, the other two suspects involved in the robbery, were arrested on the same day and released on bond.
  • Anderson has a prior conviction for second-degree robbery, for which he was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2008.
  • Anderson was previously arrested on July 28, 2021, and released on Oct. 11, 2023, after posting a $25,000 bond.
  • The trial for Gordon and Anderson is scheduled for Sept. 15, for two counts of trafficking opium and multiple possession of controlled substance charges.

Statistics:

  • Two suspects turning themselves in to police.
  • Total value of items stolen: over $500.
  • Number of Swisher Sweets Cigarillos stolen: multiple boxes.
  • Number of individual vapes stolen: 25.
  • Number of firearms found at Anderson's residence: multiple.
  • Amount of oxycodone pills found at Anderson's residence: 208 grams.
  • Amount of morphine pills found at Anderson's residence: 5.6 grams.
  • Number of ecstasy pills found at Anderson's residence: 3.
  • Number of codeine pills found at Anderson's residence: 8.
  • Number of clonazepam pills found at Anderson's residence: 21.
  • Number of Xanax pills found at Anderson's residence: 17.
  • Amount of THC marijuana gummies found at Anderson's residence: 55 grams.
  • Amount of crack cocaine found at Anderson's residence: 4.4 grams.
  • Amount of imitation methamphetamine found at Anderson's residence: 37 grams.

Sources:

  • Decatur Police Department
  • The Decatur Daily (Decatur, Ala.)
  • Tribune Content Agency, LLC.