Surveillance Captures Downtown Rochester Robbery In Action

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Three men are facing charges in connection to a robbery at a downtown Rochester bar over the weekend. 

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Rochester police responded to the establishment early Saturday morning. 

The criminal complaint, filed in Olmsted County Court Monday morning, says the incident was captured on video.

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Rochester, Man, Chicago Man & Arizona Man Charged for Robbery Outside of Kathy's Pub

Officers responded to the report of three people taking property belonging to an intoxicated individual at Kathy’s Pub, located at 307 South Broadway Ave. in downtown Rochester around 12:35 a.m. 

A witness said the alleged robbery occurred in the alley behind the bar. Officers spoke with the victim who said three men took his wallet and phone after dragging him to the alley. 

Police reviewed city surveillance cameras and saw footage of the victim approaching two of the assailants, later identified as 31-year-old Derrick L. Mitchell of Chicago and 22-year-old Avalon Lee Scott of Rochester. 

The three then appear to get into an argument before Mitchell pushes the victim into the street and Scott follows. The sides briefly separated before the victim approached Scott and Mitchell for a second time, court documents say. 

At that time, 19-year-old Tamarion Jalile McReynolds of Mesa, AZ is seen entering the area. Scott then went around the building into the alley and the victim followed, the complaints say. 

The three men then pushed the victim against the wall outside of Kathy’s and took him to the ground. Scott and McReynolds began searching for the victim, according to court documents. 

Mitchell then picked up the victim’s phone. The victim told officers his wallet was missing, the complaints say.

The group dispersed after the person who reported the robbery entered the alley, the complaints say. 

Officers found the three men at nearby LC’s Venue and took them into custody. McReynolds told officers he knew where the victim’s wallet was and led police to an area of bushes where the wallet was tossed, the charges say. 

The victim reported having less than $100 in cash in his wallet. No money was found when police recovered the wallet, according to court documents. Police found the victim’s phone on a nearby table. 

Scott, Mitchell and McReynolds are each facing charges of aiding and abetting simple robbery, aiding and abetting felony theft and gross misdemeanor third-degree riot. 

All three made their first court appearances Monday morning and were released without bail. The trio is due back in court next month.