2 Ypsilanti Township residents accused of attempting to rob pizza delivery driver will face trial
The two Ypsilanti Township residents accused of attempting to rob a pizza delivery driver in April will face trial after their cases were sent to the Washtenaw County Trial Court Tuesday.
Avantis Parker
Courtesy of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
Avantis Parker, 20, and Sophie Peak, 18, will be facing a lifetime in prison for allegedly pulling a handgun on a delivery driver and demanding money and the food that had been ordered. Parker is the one suspected of handling the gun while Peak has been implicated as an accomplice.
14A District Court Chief Judge Kirk Tabbey ruled there was probable cause that Parker and Peak committed the crime on April 24 in the 400 block of Bedford Drive in Ypsilanti Township. Tuesday’s hearing was the culmination of a preliminary exam which began on June 21, which was then adjourned in order to get records from Cottage Inn pizza showing times of phone calls, among other information, court records show.
According to police, Parker approached the delivery driver and pulled out a gun, telling him he wanted both the food and any money the driver was carrying.
In lieu of actually giving Parker anything, the driver backed away from Parker, who then ran from the area, according to police. The driver reported the incident to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.
Sophie Peak
Courtesy of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
After deputies arrived on scene, Peak apparently came out of an apartment in the area to claim the pizza she had ordered. Officials said she never paid for the food and went right back into the apartment.
Thinking this was strange, deputies accompanied the driver to the apartment to confront Peak and Parker answered the door. Police subsequently questioned him.
During questioning, Parker allegedly lunged toward a nearby blanket. Deputies managed to subdue him before he actually got to the blanket, which was hiding a handgun.
The two were then arrested and brought to the Washtenaw County Jail, where they were arraigned on charges.
Parker faces two counts of armed robbery, a charge each assault with intent to rob while armed and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Peak faces a lone charge of armed robbery.
The two will return to court for a pretrial hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 3 in front of Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Archie Brown. Both Peak and Parker are free on bond.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Sue
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 : 9:34 p.m.
They're smiling because they'll most likely get off with a slap on the hand, probation, maybe community service... and they know it.
lindor
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 : 9:18 p.m.
How are these two out on bond? A life offense? Parker lunges fora gun while the police are in his apartment? Geez, he's willing to do this to a police officer do we really want these two back on the streets until their next court date?
rjpager
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 : 11:05 a.m.
First off these are not children . Second they are smiling because they think its a joke , people like this should be locked up. Life I don't know but let's just say and think about it robbery 15 years alone then using a weapon there's another 10 year's all by its self . Now the female knows right and wrong spell it accomplice she made the call came out admitting she called with a police witness she should get the same as him . If this thug had shot and killed this driver for a pizza and less than 20 dollars and it has happened all over our country .they both would get life in prison so let's set a example . Oh and by the way I have a cousin in jail right now for robbery he did not even use a weapon and sorry folks robbery is robbery he's where he belongs doing 15 years and his girlfriend setting in the car waiting got 12 so sock it to them they deserve at least 15 years .
Dutch Thomas
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 : 7:39 a.m.
"She claimed the pizza and did not pay for it" this sentence was written by an idiot who failed to get the facts straight....par for the course at this rag.
bobslowson
Mon, Aug 27, 2012 : 12:34 p.m.
Simple solution. Don't read it.
KINGofSKA
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 11:29 p.m.
Both facing life in prison and they're back on the streets? Both of that sounds a little odd.
Bear
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 9:28 p.m.
These two are some of the stupidest people I've ever heard of. Not only botched the robbery, but then led the police right back to where they lived! SMH!
slave2work
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 9:16 p.m.
hmmm.. and out on bond. So that they can try something else?. I'm sure this will be deleted.
gladys
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 8:32 p.m.
Nobody gets sentenced to "a lifetime in prison" for an attempted robbery. Far worse crimes occur every day and the perps get a few years and then right back out to try again.
cinnabar7071
Mon, Aug 27, 2012 : 1:50 p.m.
He went for a gun, that indicates murder to me. He didn't run to the door, he went for his gun. If guilty, life in jail would be fine with me, and all for a pizza, and maybe $100
Mark Hergott
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 6:41 p.m.
This is just sad. These people obviously do not understand what is happening to them, or even why it is happening. Look at those smirks. This is all a big joke to them! How did this happen? Where are the parents?
nickcarraweigh
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 6:34 p.m.
Tell me I am reading this wrong -- prosecutors allege someone called for a pizza delivery to their real address, and then aided the robbery suspect in eluding capture by hiding them inside that residence? This belongs on the short list of the years' dumbest crimes, although the list does daily grow longer.
Johnson48racing
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 : 9:53 p.m.
I dought there have ever been accused of being smart.
Billy
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 10:14 p.m.
That is NOT a short list by any stretch of the imagination.
Bear
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 9:30 p.m.
then comes out to claim the pizza w/o paying for it? Look! Here's where we live! Come get us! dumbest ever!
raberwhitetail
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 : 6:20 p.m.
Good.....Lock them up for a long time.....we do not need them on our streets.