Derby robbery defendant is suspect in other cases, official confirms
A man charged in a Derby robbery-shooting also is a suspect in at least five other cellphone business robberies in the past six months, a Wichita police official confirmed Friday.
Police will present their investigation to prosecutors next week, Lt. James Espinoza said.
James Michael Phillips, accused of holding up a Derby AT&T store on Tuesday and shooting a woman inside, is charged in that case with attempted capital murder, attempted first-degree murder, attempted aggravated kidnapping, two charges of attempted kidnapping, two charges of attempted aggravated robbery, one charge of criminal damage to property and one charge of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer.
Some of the other robberies in which Phillips is a suspect occurred on West Kellogg, and in one of the cases, the robber tied up a child, Espinoza said.
The robberies were done in a similar way, Espinoza said. He wouldn’t elaborate.
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This story was originally published August 14, 2015 at 11:01 AM with the headline "Derby robbery defendant is suspect in other cases, official confirms."