LEBANON, Ore. -- Two men were arrested yesterday, June 23 in connection to an April armed robbery at a gold dealer, police said.
The Lebanon Police Department says that on April 14, 2022, an armed robbery was reported at Cash for Gold Now, a gold seller on south Santiam Highway in Lebanon. Police say that two men wearing motorcycle helmets took an amount of cash at gunpoint and got away on a motorcycle. According to police, no one was injured in the robbery and there is no danger to the public.
Lebanon police said they responded to the area with officers from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Albany Police Department, and Oregon State Police to search for the suspects. According to police, the motorcycle believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle was located, abandoned, outside Lebanon city limits shortly after the report was made. The suspects were not found at the time.
Yesterday, June 23, the two suspects were arrested, police say. They report that Anthony Wade Holden, 32, was arrested at about 2 p.m. that day and charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree theft. Police add that a short time later Corey Brandon Wreyford, 31, was also arrested and charged for first-degree robbery, first-degree theft, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and pointing a firearm at another.
Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call detective sergeant Jeremy Weber at 541-258-4342 or detective Tim Trahan at 541-258-4318.
