From State's Attorney Bill Workman

Second robbery suspect arrested

[APRIL 27, 2000]  Logan County State’s Attorney Bill Workman has announced that a second suspect has been arrested in the armed robbery of two Kroger employees that occurred on April 13, 1999, at the Logan County Bank, 809 Woodlawn Road in Lincoln.

The Lincoln Police Department obtained a warrant for the arrest of Wesley H. Johnston,
19 (d.o.b. 12/9/80), who resides at 1800 Meridian St., Shelbyville, Ind. Johnston was arrested by the Jefferson County Police Department in Louisville, Ky., on the Logan County warrant at approximately 1 p.m. April 25, 2000.

The two counts Bill of Indictment that was returned and has been filed in Logan County Case 00 CF 41 charges that Wesley H. Johnston, while armed with a handgun, intentionally took a large sum of U.S. currency from two persons employed by Kroger.

I wish to recognize and commend the Lincoln Police Department and Detective John Bunner for their hard work and persistence in the investigation of this crime for the past 10 months. This case demonstrates the best in cooperation between law enforcement agencies. Other departments that were instrumental in assisting with the apprehension of the defendant and his co-defendant, David JD Fries, in Logan County Case 00 CF 40, include the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department, the Illinois State Police, the Washington Police Department and the Shelbyville Indiana Police Department, and the Jefferson County Kentucky Police Department.

Again, a special thanks goes out to Crime Stoppers for their assistance in the apprehension of suspects in this crime. Because of calls made providing tips and information on this crime to Crime Stoppers over the past year, evidence has been obtained that led to the arrest of both David JD Fries and now Wesley H. Johnston.

If citizens have any information of a crime that has been committed, we encourage them to call with that information. They do not have to identify themselves and may remain anonymous. As this case demonstrates, the information does not have to involve a crime in your own community, but could assist in solving a crime in another community. Law enforcement relies on the cooperation and support of citizens, such as those who helped in this case, to keep our communities safe.

Wesley H. Johnston will be arraigned in Jefferson County Kentucky in the near future. He is currently being held in the Jefferson County Jail until his extradition to Logan County.

[Bill Workman]