Court Opinion

ID: 9857428
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 14:34:11.303608+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:55:04.963902
License: Public Domain

APPENDIX "A"
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared the undersigned affiant, who after being by me duly sworn on oath deposes and says: My name is Investigator J.J. Lee, # 1182, Fort Worth Police Department, Robbery, and I have good reason to believe and do believe that on or about the 17th day of September, 1981, in Tarrant County, Texas, Michael LaGrone, Black/Male/9/22/56 did then and then commit the offense of Aggravated Robbery (a felony) in that he did then and there: intentionally and knowingly while in the course of committing theft of property and with intent to obtain and maintain control of said property, threaten and place Michael W. Lloyd in fear of imminent bodily injury and death, and the defendant did then and there use and exhibit a deadly weapon, to-wit: a pistol.
My belief is based upon the following facts and information:
1. That on 9/17/81 at 2045 hours, the Mr. Beef Restaurant at 5800 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, was robbed by a lone black male.
2. That there were two employees of the restaurant present when it was robbed.
3. That the employees reported that the black male came into the restaurant and asked for a coney island.
4. That $.95 was rung up and the black male then climbed over the counter and got alongside the employee.
5. That the employee's reported that the black male was clutching his right hip area *Page 664 
and stated "open the drawer, I got a gun, I'll blow your damn head off".
6. That one employee told the black male that he was not opening it, and the black male then hit the employee in the face with his hand.
7. That the black male then escorted the male employee to the back of the restaurant and forced him to open the safe, and the black male took a black vinyl money bag from it.
8. That the black male then took the male employee billfold and removed $8.00 from it.
9. That the black male then put the two employees in a bathroom and left.
10. That the employees eventually came out of the bathroom and called the police department and had an offense report made.
11. That on 9/19/81, your affiant was assigned to do a followup investigation concerning this robbery.
12. That your affiant was advised by Sgt. Malone that a Michael LaGrone was a possible suspect in several robberies on the west side.
13. That on 9/24/91 at 1300 hours, your affiant contacted Michael Lloyd at the restaurant and showed him a photo spread, containing Michael LaGrone's photo.
14. That Michael Lloyd picked photo # 35315 as being the black male that robbed the restaurant on 9/17/81.
15. That on 9/24/81 at 1330 hours, your affiant showed same photo spread to Valerie Salyers and that she also picked photo # 35315 as being the male that robbed them on 9/17/81.
WHEREFORE, I request that an arrest warrant issue for the suspect hereinbefore designated according to the laws of this State.
WITNESS my signature this the 29th day of September, 1981.