SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jeremy Beedle, 18, and John Yeager, 22, both of Sikeston, were arrested and charged with second-degree robbery Wednesday after they allegedly stole $15 plus the fare from a cab driver.
On Sunday evening, a cab driver reported that the suspects used force to take the cash then fled on foot.
After obtaining a description of the two suspects, Sikeston police found the suspects near Smith and Fifth streets.
One suspect fled and the other was taken into custody. The second was later apprehended at his residence.
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