Two Men Charged in Raytown Armed Robberies

Two men connected by Johnson County, Kan., police to an armed robbery and murder of a gun shop owner there earlier this year have now been charged in connection with two Raytown robberies and an assault, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.

Londro Patterson III, 20, of New Century, KS, faces Attempted Robbery 1^st Degree, Assault 1^st Degree and two counts of Armed Criminal Action.*

In addition, Hakeem Malik, 18, of New Century, KS, faces Robbery 1^st Degree.*

According to court records, Patterson’s charges relate to the robbery and assault of a store employee at the Whiskey Barrel liquor store on Raytown Road in January. During that robbery, one employee was shot. Malik’s charges relate to the robbery in late December 2014 of the Kwik Auto Finance business on Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown.

Both defendants remain in custody in Johnson County, Kan.