Arrests made in Brinks robbery
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a second man in connection with a robbery at an ATM last week in the 2400 block of Chicasaw Trail. Sheriff Jerry Demings told reporters Friday that deputies had arrested 43-year-old Undray Benson.
Investigators say Benson is tied to the scene by the getaway car, which is registered to him, and a GPS monitoring device on his ankle. Also arrested in connection with the robbery is 26-year-old Charles Chukes. Chukes was arrested on the day of the crime.
Investigators told reporters that they recovered $70,000 worth of stolen cash from Chukes’ home on Tuesday.
It is still unclear to detectives how the money got to Chukes’ home. About $30,000 was discovered in the getaway car and witnesess helped collected cash at the scene.
Demings said that a Brinks employee was attempting to fill and ATM with $160,000 when he was robbed by Chukes. According to Demings, Chukes and Benson drove away from the scene and were stopped by officers a short time later. Benson was able to get away. He evaded deputies for about a week.
Demings said there is still about $50,000 missing from the robbery. He said there is a reward for information leading to the recovery of the missing money and warned that anyone found to be in possession of stolen cash could face criminal charges.