SHENANDOAH - A man was jailed Thursday morning charged by Shenandoah police with an armed robbery the night before.
Patrolman Kirk Kirkland said Joshua E. Kaylor, 22, whose last known address was 1265 W. Penn St., Shenandoah, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, and committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $30,000 straight cash bail.
Kirkland charged Kaylor with four counts of robbery and two counts each of recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and terroristic threats.
Kirkland said that about 8:10 p.m., officers received a call about a masked man holding a gun to a woman's head in the 100 block of East Centre Street.
The officer said he and Capt. George Carado went to the scene but the man, later identified as Kaylor, fled the area, running north toward East Lloyd Street.
The victims, Theresa Davidson and Michael Sell, both said they were walking in the area when a man came running up from behind them, grabbed Davidson by the neck and pointed a black hand gun to her head, Kirkland said.
Kaylor yelled "empty your pocket, Mike," Sell told police, adding that the mask then slipped off the man's face, allowing him and Davidson to see their attacker.
Davidson said she knew the man's voice and only knows him as Josh but could not provide a last name, Kirkland said.
As the investigation continued, Kirkland said both victims were shown a photo array and picked Kaylor as the man responsible for the robbery.
Kirkland said officers then went to the home of Kaylor's parents, where the man was taken into custody without incident.
After being read his Miranda Rights, Kirkland said Kaylor admitted to committing the crime.
The man will now have to appear before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker in his Shenandoah courtroom for a preliminary hearing.
Assisting at the scene were police from West Mahanoy Township, Mahanoy Township, Mahanoy City, Frackville and Union Township as well as state police troopers from the Frackville station.