Police: Robbery Suspect Asks Victim For Date

By: Associated Press | NBC4i.com
Published: September 09, 2009

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police say a suspect in a home robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim for a date.

Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett of Columbus was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday.

Columbus police Sgt. Sean Laird says the woman recognized Bennett as one of the robbers when he returned to asked her out. She had a relative call 911.

Police say Bennett was arrested in front of the home. He was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of aggravated robbery and was being held in the Franklin County jail on $100,000 bail.

A public defender had not yet been assigned to Bennett's case.

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