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After an extensive investigation by detectives in the Danville Police Department, one Durham, North Carolina resident has been arrested for her role in the Friday, April 14, robbery spree that occurred in the city of Danville. Three others are wanted – all from Durham.

Ashanta Jessica Gibson, 19, was arrested and charged with two counts of armed robbery.

Antoine Derrell McNair, Jr., 24, Quindarius Rayshun Freeman, 20, and one 17-year-old juvenile are all wanted and have each been charged with two counts of armed robbery. Additionally Freeman, McNair and the juvenile were each charged with two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The juvenile was also charged with possession of a firearm under the age of 18. McNair was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

A breakdown of the charges are listed below.

On Friday, April 14, the Danville Police Department responded to the 4500 block of Westover Drive for a personal robbery that occurred in the parking lot. Around 1:20 p.m. a male victim was robbed at gunpoint in the Dollar General parking lot. The suspects took the victim’s phone and wallet, with an undisclosed amount of cash, and quickly left on foot.

Shortly thereafter at Martinizing Cleaning in the 100 block of N. Market St, the cash register was stolen at gunpoint with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects then fled the scene by vehicle.

A witness captured video of the gray 2015 Hyundai Genesis used as a getaway vehicle, which was located later the same evening in Durham.

 *= Arrested

This investigation wouldn’t have been possible without the Danville Police Department’s early identification of the vehicle with the assistance of the video captured by the witness, the vehicle’s link to the Durham community, and the cooperation of Durham investigators.