Police on Tuesday arrested two people in a robbery outside a North Little Rock motel this month.
William Douglas Carter, 24, and Lauren Michele Shipman, 23, both of Sherwood, were charged with aggravated robbery and theft of property.
The two are accused of robbing Marco Lopez, 43, outside Motel 6 at 4100 E. McCain Blvd. the morning of June 1. Lopez said he was parked outside the motel with Shipman when Shipman got out and started talking to Carter, according to a police report. Carter reportedly approached the vehicle with his hand behind his back, got in the back seat and told Lopez he had a gun.
Carter took cash and a cellphone from Lopez before Lopez realized Carter wasn't actually armed and the two got into a fight, the report states.
Carter and Shipman then fled the area, but Shipman returned a short time later and gave the cellphone back to Lopez, police reported.
Police arrested Carter and Shipman on warrants Tuesday morning.
Carter was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He and Shipman were being held in the Pulaski County jail Thursday.
Metro on 06/30/2017
