City police apprehend man wanted for robbery
By Ethan Smith
Published in News on November 1, 2016 9:58 AM
A man wanted on robbery charges ran when police showed up at his West Holly Street address to arrest him Sunday.
Marcus Benton, 31, of 309 W. Holly St. -- facing robbery with a dangerous weapon charges for allegedly holding someone at knife-point and taking $10 from them -- can now add resisting arrest to that list.
According to a press release, Ronald Yelverton reported to police on Oct. 19 he was walking in the 100 block of West Oak Street when a black man armed with a knife took $10 from him and then fled on foot.
Investigators developed Benton as a suspect and initiated the warrant process on Oct. 27.
Maj. Anthony Carmon, head of the Goldsboro Police Department's criminal investigations division, said Benton made a run for it when the officers arrived at his house Sunday, but according to the police report he was taken into custody without injury.