Montgomery County releases suspect names in armed robbery, chase near The Woodlands

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Suspect names and photos have been released in an armed jewelry store robbery in Shenandoah that bears similarities to another robbery in The Woodlands Mall.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is still investigating whether the Thursday, Jan. 12 robbery of a Zales Jewelry store in Shenandoah and the Jan. 3 robbery of a Helzberg Diamonds jewelry store in The Woodlands could be related.

The Jan. 12 incident was followed by a police chase that led to a car accident on the North Freeway when the suspect vehicle struck another car. Two suspects were arrested at the scene, and two were arrested a short while later.

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The four suspects are Dextrek Walker,Donte Davis, Wayland Smith and Junior Daye-Johnson. They are in the Montgomery County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery and evading arrest.

Walker is from the Cypress area and the other three suspects are from Southeast Houston. The sheriff's office said in a release that three of the suspects are known gang members.

On Thursday, Jan. 12 at 1:30 p.m., a heist was reported at Zales Jewelry Store in the Portofino Shopping Center, at 19705 Interstate 45, Shenandoah Police Assistant Chief Barry Gresham said.

"They came in, smashed the display counters and took as much as they could grab," Gresham said. "I don't think they were inside more than a minute."

Emergency dispatchers received a call from a witness who say three men wearing masks entered the store and a fourth waited in the vehicle.

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A Montgomery County sheriff's deputy and a Shenandoah police officer were able to catch up to the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

During the pursuit, the SUV struck another vehicle but kept going. The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The suspect vehicle continued onto Interstate 45 via the grassy median of the frontage road, but it struck a tree.

Two suspects were taken into custody at that time, while two other suspects were apprehended shortly after.

The sheriff's office reported Friday that all of the jewelry stolen from the Zales store has been recovered. Some of the jewelry was in the suspects' pockets when they were arrested, according to the press release.