Pair of Venezuelan nationals charged in attempted robbery after pursuit and crash in Marshall County

A pair of Venezuelan nationals were arrested and charged in an attempted robbery and a crash on Friday morning in Marshall County.

Calvert City Police told The Lake News that they responded to CFSB in Calvert City for an alarm at the ATM. The officer found the key cover on the machine open. During a walk around the building, the officer saw a vehicle take off out of the lot after he was spotted by the occupants. The officer pursued the two men, later identified as 26-year-old Johandris Jimenez-Barrio and 20-year-old Yirvel Yonaiker Rios-Castro. 

The pursuit took them at high speed south on KY 95 where they eventually collided with a vehicle stopped at the intersection with US 68. The men fled from the collision and the officer attempted to pursue further, but broke that off to attend to a woman injured in the other vehicle. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office assisted in working the crash, but Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro got away. The woman was taken to the hospital where she was treated and released.

Meanwhile, a look at surveillance footage from the bank showed the two men tampering with the ATM while wearing hoodies and black latex gloves. Then a Marshall County deputy spotted two men matching their description at the Speedway in Calvert City just off I-24. Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro saw police as they arrived and took off, but were quickly apprehended. 

A search of their vehicle reportedly uncovered a cordless drill, drill bits, latex gloves, three cell phones, duct tape, a black mask, and a debit card. Police also determined that Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro had been living in Nashville and were wanted in a series of ATM burglaries in Tennessee.

Both men were charged with attempted theft by unlawful taking under $1m, possession of burglary tools, and fleeing or evading police. 

Jimenez-Barrio was additionally charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid, and several traffic violations. Rios-Castro was also charged with giving an officer false identifying information.

Calvert City Police were assisted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, Marshall County EMS, Homeland Security Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal. 

The men were taken to the Marshall County Detention Center. 


Source story and photos courtesy of The Lake News