Two Cape Girardeau men charged with robbery

In making a traffic stop for suspected drunken driving, deputies with the Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department pulled over a van Saturday night containing two men sought in connection with a reported strong-arm robbery.

Roland D. Davis, 32, and Everett P. Way, 29, were charged Sunday with second degree robbery. Police say they assaulted and forced a Cape Girardeau man into giving them his stereo and VCR, apparently in payment for a debt he owed.

A concerned neighbor called police to investigate a slamming sound at the man's house on the 300 block of Albert Street, said Sgt. Rick Schmidt. Police found blood on the side of the house and the victim on his porch, bleeding with a swollen left eye. He told police he knew the two men who knocked on his door and struck him. They made him carry the items out to their van.

Bond was set at $20,000 for each suspect. Way posted his Sunday. Davis remains in custody at the Cape Girardeau County Jail in Jackson. They are scheduled to appear in court July 28.