Suspected McDonalds robber arrested at Walmart

AUSTINTOWN

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Jawwaad Pusey

Township police this morning arrested the man suspected of robbing the Mahoning Avenue McDonald’s restaurant at gunpoint Tuesday.

Detective Jordan Yacovone said an off-duty officer caught up with Jawwaad R. Pusey, 32, of Carlotta Drive, Youngstown, just before 7 a.m., at the Mahoning Avenue Wal-Mart, attempting to make fraudulent returns of merchandise he claimed was bought at the store — the same type of scam he tried at the McDonald’s before pulling a gun and making off with about $75.

“When they were giving him a hard time about it, he got loud with the managers, made a big scene, was kicking carts,” Yacovone said. “He has a history of doing this. He’s done this at numerous McDonald’s and Taco Bell restaurants.”

Yacovone said Pusey wasn’t carrying a gun at the Wal-Mart and did not recover the small, semi-automatic handgun he allegedly used in the McDonald’s robbery. When interviewed by detectives, Pusey claimed he didn’t own one, Yacovone said.

Pusey faces a first-degree felony count of aggravated robbery in the Austintown area court, as well as a misdemeanor theft count in the area court in Boardman, court records show.

No further court dates have been set.