On Thursday, February 9, 2012, Alonzo Ellis, 34, 513 Zene Street, Henderson, N.C. was arrested and charged with one count of Robbery With A Dangerous Weapon, Assault, and an outstanding order for arrest. He was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a $23,800.00 secured bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Vance County District Court on February 21, 2012.
The robbery charge stems from an incident that occurred in Henderson on September 5, 2011. The victim in the matter, Bobby Ray-Gerald Smith, 24 309 Arch Street, Henderson reported to Henderson Police that he had been robbed at gun point and relieved of his cell phone and U. S. currency. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.