Suspects Arrested for Robbing Woman at Gunpoint

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Three men were arrested early Friday morning for robbing a woman, 52, in the 25000 block of Borough Park as she was walking home from work at a nearby restaurant.


The victim reported that a man wearing a bandana over his face stole her purse at gunpoint and then ran away. Nearby witnesses were able to provide deputies a description of the escape vehicle. Descriptions of the suspects and car were broadcast to all area law enforcement officers and agencies. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy LaFont located the suspect vehicle on Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands.

Several items stolen from the victim were recovered in the car, as well as an air-soft handgun believed to have been used by the suspects. Matthew C. Power, 21, of The Woodlands; Timothy L. McGown, 19, of Tomball; and Seth A. Tomlinson, 21, of The Woodlands, were arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery.

Source: Lt. Dan Norris, PIO, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office