KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, brother and sister are facing federal charges in the armed robbery of two pizza delivery drivers.
Samuel M. David, 18, and his sister, Rochelle E. David, 22, were charged in a six-count criminal complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri.
Each sibling has been charged with one count of armed robbery, one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence, one count of kidnapping and one count of carjacking. Samuel David also is charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Samuel David participated in the robbery of two pizza delivery drivers at gunpoint, according to an affidavit. The first occurred on Oct. 18, when an employee of Domino’s Pizza was robbed at gunpoint by two men outside an apartment building Davidson Road in Kansas City. The affidavits states that one of the men pointed a handgun at the victim, and the other man struck the victim twice in the face with a closed fist. They took cash and pizza from the victim, then went into the apartment building.
The second robbery occurred on Oct.19, and the affidavit states that Rochelle David was involved. A Pizza Hut employee was robbed at gunpoint outside a different apartment building on Davidson Road in Kansas City, according to the affidavit. The suspects then demanded more money and ordered the victim to drive them to a gas station where there was an ATM.
When they were unable to get cash from the ATM, the affidavit states that one of the accused robbers stabbed the victim in their hand, causing it to bleed. They then demanded the victim take them to the victim's home, where the victim lived with their parents, to get more cash. When they arrived at the victim’s residence, one of the men stayed with the parents, who were in the living room, and the other went with the victim to their room. The affidavit states a small safe was taken from the victim, then the victim was pushed or struck, then both men left the home.
The victim told investigators one of the men had a teardrop tattoo under his right eye.
On Oct. 23, police officers were conducting surveillance in the area where the armed robberies occurred in an effort to locate Rochelle David. Rochelle lived in the apartment building where the second robbery occurred. She was wanted in connection with a homicide investigation.
She was seen leaving the apartment building in a vehicle with Samuel David and Ennice Ross. Officers conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle in the area of Admiral and Tracy.During the stop, Ross fired upon officers, resulting in his death. Ross, who had a teardrop tattoo on his face, fit the description of one of the robbery suspects.
Samuel David was taken into custody after the traffic stop. According to the affidavit, investigators learned his phone number was the same number used to order pizza in both of the armed robberies. Investigators also found several text messages between Rochelle and Samuel David they say related to the second robbery.
Both siblings remain in federal custody pending a detention hearing.
