Two men and two women allegedly involved in robbing a man at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Margaritaville Casino Hotel in Bossier City on April 7 were severely injured in a wreck in Ruston later that evening.
The Bossier City Police Department reported the robbery occurred around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday in the parking lot of Margaritaville. Officers learned the victim had been followed to his car by two men and two women. Police say the two women got into a white Chevy Tahoe with a black hood and a temporary Louisiana license plate. The two men allegedly followed the victim to his car.
One of the men then pulled out a handgun, and both men robbed the man of $50 to $75 in cash. The women then pulled up in the white Tahoe and picked up the two men and fled.
During the investigation, detectives learned the four suspects were later involved in a serious crash in the city of Ruston. All four of them were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Chad Hamblin, spokesman for the Ruston Police Department, said the accident occurred on Interstate 20 directly under the LA 33-Farmerville Highway exit hours after the holdup. At the time, Ruston Police did not know the vehicle had been involved in the Bossier City robbery.
The names of the suspects are being withheld while they remain hospitalized. The investigation by Bossier City PD is ongoing.
