Couple Sought in Armed Robbery – Arrested!

December 11, 2017 - Knightdale, NC

On the date listed above, just before 2:00 p.m., Jaquin Jamal Pratt, 18, and Nikita Shontel Taylor, 25, committed a gunpoint robbery. The subjects were inside of a jewelry store for several minutes. They then brandished a gun and ordered employees to the ground.

The subjects fled from the store with cash and jewelry. They are wanted on kidnapping and armed robbery charges. They are also considered armed and dangerous.

If you have any information regarding their whereabouts, please contact the Jewelers’ Security Alliance at 212-687-0328.

Nikita Shontel Taylor

Nikita Shontel Taylor

 

Jaquin Jamal Pratt

Jaquin Jamal Pratt

 

Subjects Vehicle

 

 

Update: On December 12, 2017,  Taylor and Pratt were arrested in Rocky Mount, NC. They were both charged with first-degree kidnapping and robbery with a dangerous weapon. The Knightdale Police assisted the Rocky Mount Police Department  in making the arrests.

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