Man shot in Jacksonville robbery; 2 teens charged

Demario Culbreath, left, and Eric Primeaux
Demario Culbreath, left, and Eric Primeaux

Two teens have been charged with shooting a man in the thumb in an attempted robbery and fleeing in the victim's car in Jacksonville last week, according to arrest records.

Demario Culbreath, 18 of Jacksonville and Eric Primeaux, 19 of North Little Rock were both arrested Sunday after police said they stopped them and two others inside the victim's car. Both were charged with aggravated robbery, battery and theft of property, jail records show.

According to both arrest reports, police said the two approached a man in the 200 block of Pearl Street in Jacksonville on March 4, and Culbreath said "give me all you got" before firing four shots from a handgun, striking the victim in the thumb.

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