Fort Worth Couple Charged In Armored Truck Robbery

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(Fort Worth, Tx) – A newlywed Fort Worth couple have been accused of robbing a North Texas armored truck of almost $1 million.

The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports a federal grand jury in Amarillo indicted 38-year-old Lakee Ealey and his wife, 33-year-old Crystal, on a charges of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.  The couple allegedly stole $933,000 from a Brink’s armored truck during a brazen December holdup.

Investigators say Crystal Ealey had been a former Brink’s messenger that was fired by the company last summer.  If convicted, they could get up to 47 years in federal prison.