VALDOSTA, Ga. – On Saturday, July 28, 2019 at approximately 11:40 p.m., officers with the Valdosta Police Department received a call about an armed robbery at the West Hill Avenue Burger King.
Upon arrival an employee advised officers a male subject, later identified as Issac Hill, approached her while brandishing a handgun and took an undisclosed amount of money.
Hill was observed leaving the business in a vehicle. A Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for the vehicle was given out by Emergency 911 Dispatch.
A Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department deputy located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, according to a Valdosta Police Department incident report.
Also according to the report, Hill fled on foot from the vehicle, but was quickly apprehended. Bobbie and Jovi Hughley were in the vehicle at the robbery and the traffic stop.
The stolen money and handgun were both recovered. All three offenders were taken to Lowndes County Jail.
“This was an example of the Police Department, Sheriff’s Department and 911 Dispatch working in unity to bring these dangerous criminals to justice,” Lieutenant Scottie Johns remarked in a statement.