Men arrested after multiple armed robberies in Mississippi

Published 10:50 am Monday, June 11, 2018

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Police say two men accused of robbing multiple businesses in Mississippi have been arrested.

WLOX-TV reported Sunday that 20-year-old LaMarcus Swingston and 19-year-old Joseph Curtis Breland Jr. are charged with two counts of robbery. The men first robbed a Subway restaurant then reportedly robbed a convenience store.

Gulfport Police arrested both men and taken to the Harrison County Adult Detention Center.

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Swingston did not receive a bond because he was already out on a felony bond when the armed robberies were committed. Breland’s bond was set at $50,000.