Two suspects have been arrested in the armed robbery at a Virginia Denny’s restaurant that
left one man dead and another wounded.
Jordan Anderson, 22, of Manassas, Va., was taken into custody early Sunday. His alleged accomplice, 22-year-old Ryan Thomas Walker of Chesapeake Beach, Md., was apprehended Sunday afternoon.
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The FBI offered a $10,000 reward for information, and more than 100 tips about the case came in. But it was forensic evidence collected at the scene that led detectives to Anderson, the alleged shooter.
He was apprehended in Fairfax County and charged with murder, malicious wounding and using a firearm in commission of a felony. He is being held without bond at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center.
By Sunday afternoon, Walker had been arrested, too. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located him in Maryland. Authorities had shared a photo of Walker earlier in the day, in the hopes that he would be recognized in the community.
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Investigators believe Anderson and Walker are responsible for three other recent robberies in the Washington suburbs. On Dec. 21, the men allegedly robbed a Manassas bowling alley. On Christmas Eve, police said, they robbed a Manassas Comfort Inn and a Woodbridge Walgreens. Each time, hoods and face coverings masked their identities.
At Denny’s on the night following Christmas, 23 customers and staff were inside. Surveillance video shows the 24-hour diner was decorated with a ribbon-wrapped tree, silver garland and a bouquet of red bells. The robbers, dressed in jeans and tennis shoes along with their dark jackets, walked past the decorations raising their weapons. Police said they demanded that those inside get on the ground and give up their cellphones and wallets.
People complied — but the shooter fired at one man anyway. The man was hospitalized with serious injuries but is expected to survive.
The duo
didn’t take any money or property from the restaurant before heading to the exit. Ozgur, about to enter the diner and unaware of what was happening inside, opened the door for them.