Police arrested 28-year-old Damiris Lamont Wilson on Thursday, June 29 for two robberies that took place hours apart early that same morning at the Quality Inn on Emmet Street and the Red Carpet Inn at Premier Circle. In both cases, Wilson is accused of wielding a knife and escaping with an undisclosed amount of money. A clerk at the Red Carpet Inn had a physical altercation with the suspect, but was not hurt.
On Friday, June 30 The Daily Progress reported that a call to the Crimestoppers tip line aided police in apprehending Wilson, who is charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of abduction and one count of assault and battery. At press time he was held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, awaiting a bond hearing.
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