Three Charged with Robbing Durham Convenience Store Twice

Durham Police have charged three men with robbing the same convenience store twice at gunpoint in 2015.

Investigators charged 19-year-old Osman Joel Calderon-Juarez, 18-year-old Jose Daniel Cartenga-Juarez and 20-year-old Michael Yoel Maldonado-Madrid, all of Durham, with robbing the Morehead Mini Mart on Morehead Avenue.

Jose Cartenga Juarez. Photo via Durham Police

Police say the convenience store was robbed on November 23, 2015, and on New Year’s Eve.

The suspects took cash, lottery tickets and a phone, according to authorities.

Officials say all three men are facing two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of felony conspiracy, three counts of assault by pointing a gun, six counts of obtaining property by false pretense and six counts of possession of stolen goods.

Osman Calderon Juarez. Photo via Durham Police.

Authorities say the trio is also facing robbery charges in Morrisville.

Two of the suspects, Calderon-Juarez and Cartenga-Juarez, are in custody. Calderon-Juarez is being held under a $1 million bond, while Cartenga-Juarez is facing a $750,000 bond.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Maldonado-Madrid is asked to contact Investigator Guardino at (919) 560-4583, ext. 29364 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.

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