

A man and a woman are facing felony charges after an armed robbery Tuesday night at a cell phone store in St. Joseph.
Isaiah Williams,28 and Shania Harness, 18 are both charged in Buchanan County with first-degree robbery. Both are listed as St. Joseph residents.
As we previously reported, two people were taken into custody Tuesday night in the area of Frederick Ave. and Leonard Rd. after a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol located a vehicle wanted in connection with the armed robbery of Metro PCS.
“The defendants both pointed guns at subjects inside and demanded money. They defendants threatened to shoot subjects inside the business,” said Det. Timothy Schweder with the St. Joseph Police Department in court documents. “The defendants took money from the business. The defendants then fled the scene in a vehicle.”
Authorities said the pair were identified by a person from the businesses located at 3202 S. Belt. who was present during the robbery.
Court documents said Williams has a criminal record from the state of Nevada including arrests for possession of a stolen vehicle, robbery with a deadly weapon, evading police officers, escape, assault with a weapon on a victim over 65, and battery by prisoner.
Bail for Williams and Harness is set at $50,000, an arraignment is scheduled for Friday.