University Police identified and charged a South Carolina man as the suspect who robbed a pizza delivery person near Courtyards on Monday night.
Detectives are searching for 24-year-old Justin Jamal Lewis of Johnsonville, South Carolina , whom yesterday police identified as the suspect and received an arrest warrant for. He was charged with five offenses, including armed robbery and first- and second-degree assault, according to a police media advisory released Tuesday.
University Police spokesman Maj. Marc Limansky said detectives are working quickly to find those with connections to Lewis to track him down more easily.
Lewis allegedly robbed a Papa John’s delivery person at 8000 Boteler Lane at 10:40 p.m. Monday. After pointing a gun at the man, the assailant stole his property and fled toward Metzerott Road, Limansky said. Lewis’ current whereabouts are unknown.
Papa John’s manager Andrew Shea was working Monday night when the robbery occurred. The store could not get in contact with the delivery person for about 90 minutes, he said, until an officer came to the store to tell them what had happened.
While waiting for the person who ordered the pizza to pick up the food, a man with a black ski mask approached the delivery person, Shea said the officer told him. After threatening him with gun, he took the money, snatched the driver’s keys and threw them before running away.
This is the second robbery under University Police jurisdiction so far this semester. On Sept. 7, an individual struck a student in the back of the neck near Memorial Chapel — knocking him down — then stole his wallet. Officials have arrested and charged two individuals for that robbery and closed the case.
University Police requested that anyone with information about this incident or Lewis’ whereabouts contact the department at 301-405-3555.
