3 men arrested for robbery after showing fake cash for an iPhone, Morrisville police say - CBS17.com

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The Morrisville Police Department has arrested 3 radical aft an equipped robbery connected Wednesday.

On Wednesday astatine 11:13 a.m., Morrisville officers received a telephone from Cary saying determination was an equipped robbery successful a vicinity successful the northwest country of Morrisville.

Police said the unfortunate was selling an iPhone done Facebook Marketplace.

The suspects were trying to bargain the telephone from the unfortunate utilizing counterfeit money.

Police said erstwhile the unfortunate confronted the suspects astir the money, they pulled a weapon connected him and fled the scene.

A fewer hours later, investigators identified the imaginable suspects from that robbery attempting to merchantability a compartment telephone connected Facebook Marketplace. The suspects agreed to conscionable undercover officers successful the harmless speech country successful the parking batch of the Morrisville Police Department.

When the 3 suspects arrived, they were arrested by police.

Officers besides recovered 2 stolen firearms, a stolen compartment telephone and a stolen MacBook computer.

Michael Ja’wain Purcell, 18, Emmanuel Lee Purcell, 26, and Jaylin Beal, 21, were processed and placed successful the Wake County Detention Center.

The suspects were charged with equipped robbery, conspiracy to perpetrate equipped robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, battle by pointing a gun, possession of a counterfeit instrument, obtaining spot by mendacious pretense, possession of a firearm by felon and possession of marijuana.

CBS 17 asked if Michael and Emmanuel are related. We are waiting to perceive back.