SHE ALSO STATED THAT THEY WENT SHOPPING ON 12/26/06 AT THE HICKORY HOLLOW MALL. CARRIE STATES RUSSELL HAMBLIN AND SEDRIC HOLT HAVE BEEN ROBBING CHINESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MONEY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THEY TOLD HER IF THE VICTIMS DID NOT COOPERATE THEY WOULD MACE THEM. SHE ALSO STATED THAT
THEY HAD MENTIONED A CHINESE RESTAURANT, A CHECK CASHING PLACE, AND AN INSURANCE PLACE. SHE STATED THAT THEY HAVE WEAPONS, INCLUDING SEMI AUTOMATICS, RIFLES, SHOTGUNS AND REVOLVERS.
ON 01/26/2007 SEDRIC HOLT CAME TO THE NORTH PRECINCT AND TALKED TO DETECTIVES. HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND MIRANDIZED. HE ADMITTED TO ROBBING THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES: HOUSE OF CHOY, ANGEL NAILS, JACKSON HEWITT, AND CHINA BUFFET. HE WENT INTO DETAIL AS TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE ROBBERIES AS WELL AS IMPLICATING OTHERS. HE IMPLICATED RUSSELL HAMBLIN IN ALL THE ROBBERIES. HE STATED THAT RUSSELL WENT IN WITH HIM AT THE HOUSE OF CHOY. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TAKEN. SEDRIC STATED THAT AFTER THE ROBBERY RUSSELL WENT TO A CAR LOT ON CHARLOTTE AVENUE AND USED THE PROCEEDS FROM THE HOUSE OF CHOY TO BUY A BLACK PONTIAC AZTEC. SEDRIC STATED THAT RUSSELL DROVE ON THE ON THE [SIC] OTHER ROBBERIES.
ON 01/26/07 DETECTIVES WERE ADVISED THAT RUSSELL HAMBLIN HAD BEEN DETAINED AT 1017 EDGEHILL AVENUE. RUSSELL HAMBLIN AGREED TO TALK TO DETECTIVES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE NORTH PRECINCT. RUSSELL HAMBLIN DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT OF ANY ROBBERIES. HE WAS ASKED ABOUT HOW HE PAID FROM THE VEHICLES THAT HE PURCHASED AND HE STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THEM FOR ILLEGAL DRUG SALES. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A JOB. HE WAS ASKED ABOUT BEING ON PROBATION. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ON PROBATION AND THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN REVOKED BECAUSE HE HAD CAUGHT A CHARGE FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE. MR. HAMBLIN STATED THAT HE WAS ON PROBATION FOR ROBBERY. MR. HAMBLIN WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD NO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS ON HIM AND HE WAS FREE TO GO ON 01/31/07. DAVIDA HOLT, THE GIRLFRIEND OF RUSSELL HAMBLIN WAS ARRESTED ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR THE ROBBERY OF ANGEL NAILS. SHE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE FEMALE THAT WAS WITH SEDRIC HOLT WHEN THE BUSINESS WAS ROBBED.
ON 02/01/07 RUSSELL HAMBLIN WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE.
RUSSELL HAMBLIN'S PROBATION OFFICER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT RUSSELL HAMBLIN'S ARREST, AND A PROBATION VIOLATION WARRANT WAS ISSUED. ON 02/23/07 RUSSELL HAMBLIN WAS ARRESTED AT 6116 NEW YORK AVENUE APARTMENT C. HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE NORTH PRECINCT AND INTERVIEWED. HE DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE ROBBERIES. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN STAYING AT 55 SOUTH 6 TH STREET WITH HIS BABY'S MOTHER.
ON 02/23/07 DAVIDA HOLT WAS INTERVIEWED AT THE NORTH PRECINCT. SHE GAVE A STATEMENT. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS PRESENT THE NIGHT WHEN THE MONEY WAS COUNTED OUT AT 1017 EDGEHILL AVENUE, SHE STATED THAT THEY HAD PARKED THE GREEN CAR DOWN THE ROAD FROM WHERE THEY WERE STAYING.