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A Grays Ferry man armed with a box cutter robbed a Hawthorne cell phone store.
Jesse Binion, 42, of the 1500 block of South Newkirk Street, entered T-Mobile, 777 S. Broad St., to inquire about cell phone functions at 10:20 a.m. July 25, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. He then left, but returned 20 minutes later and asked two 19-year-old employees if he could speak with them in the backroom. The men denied him access behind the counter, but he allegedly kept trying to pass them, pulled out a box cutter and said, “This is a robbery.”
He waved the blade around and tried to open the cash register, Tolliver said. When he was unable to do so, he allegedly snatched a store demo phone from the counter and fled.
Binion allegedly resisted arrest, but was apprehended on the 1700 block of Catharine Street at 11:30 a.m. with the stolen phone in his possession, Tolliver said.
He was charged with two counts of robbery, aggravated assault and related offenses, as well as a count of possession of an instrument of crime and resisting arrest, according to court records. His bail, set at $100,000, was not posted at press time.
Binion has an open aggravated assault case from the 17th District for which he was arrested in June, according to court records. He also has pled guilty to multiple counts of robbery in 1992 and ’95.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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