Man arrested after stolen iPhone leads to his location, MPD says - FOX13 Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A stolen iPhone led to the apprehension of a antheral accused of a carjacking astatine a state presumption earlier this week, according to the Memphis Police Department.

Just earlier 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a robbery astatine Z-Market connected Perkins Road and recovered that a antheral had his car stolen aft 2 radical approached him with handguns, constabulary said.

Police said that the robbers near with the man’s 2017 Nissan Altima on with his iPhone, wallet, ID and $300 successful cash.

Surveillance video showed that the robbers got retired of a reddish Jeep Grand Cherokee earlier approaching the antheral and leaving with his car, constabulary said.

The antheral told constabulary that helium could way his iPhone, starring officers to a Dollar General store connected the 2900 artifact of Lamar Avenue. That determination is astir 4 miles from the carjacking.

Officers recovered 2 passengers wrong the Jeep Grand Cherokee, who were identified arsenic Julius Williams and Jamarcus Nelson, constabulary said. A 3rd idiosyncratic was wrong the store, identified arsenic Adair, and aboriginal arrested.

Adair aboriginal told investigators that helium was 1 of the robbers who approached a antheral astatine the Z-Market and stole his Altima, constabulary said.

He is charged with carjacking, aggravated robbery and employment of a firearm during the committee of a unsafe felony, records show.

The different 2 radical connected to the carjacking bash not look to person been arrested, records show.

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