Two suspects have been apprehended after the latest armed robbery in Marion County by a pair wearing “Freddy Krueger” and “Scream” masks.
Taken into custody are 19-year-old Basil A. Franks and 20-year-old Terell A. Angus after they allegedly committed an armed robbery Tuesday night at a Dollar General store.
Franks wore a “Freddy Krueger” mask and Angus wore a “Scream” mask, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Franks was armed with a black handgun with a chrome chamber and threatened the store employees with the gun while Angus took money from the cash register and placed it into a blue cloth bag. The duo then fled the store.
Detectives received an anonymous tip identifying Franks as being involved in the masked heists.
Shortly after the Dollar General robbery, detectives located Franks’ vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Franks was wearing the same pants as one of the Dollar General robbery suspects. A clear latex glove was also discovered in Franks’ vehicle, matching the description of the gloves worn by the robbers. Subsequently, Angus was located at an apartment complex off NE 14th Street, and the blue cloth bag used by the robbery suspects was found in the apartment complex’s dumpster. The bag contained a “Scream” mask, a “Freddy Krueger” mask and a black BB gun with a chrome chamber. Angus was wearing glasses, consistent with a victim’s statement in the Dollar General robbery, and he was wearing shoes with soles consistent with the footprints observed outside the store.
Both men confessed to committing Tuesday night’s Dollar General robbery, as well as several others across the county and in the City of Ocala.
Due to the evidence collected and their confessions, more charges in reference to those cases may be forthcoming.