A Grand Junction man who escaped custody in Kansas was arrested Tuesday in Denver, where he is suspected of involvement in at least four metro-area armed robberies.Labeled by the Denver Police Department as the “crummy cookie bandits,” Dartanin Mitchell, 33, and Rodney Mitchell, 19, were arrested around 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a Blockbuster video store at Colfax Avenue and Corona Street following a surveillance operation by Denver police. Police said in a news release they received numerous tips regarding the identity of the Mitchells and their whereabouts.Depressed Moms Can Affect Babies' Brains !
Both men are being held in the Denver jail. While police did not identify the relationship between the men, court records suggest Dartanin and Rodney Mitchell are brothers.Authorities said both men are being investigated for possible involvement in at least four armed robberies at businesses between Nov. 20 and Nov. 30, including the Nov. 23 robbery of a 7-Eleven at 11599 West Colfax Ave., when a store a clerk was shot in the face point-blank with a BB gun.Two men walked into the store, and one of them brought a candy bar to the counter before both brandished weapons and jumped over the counter, Lakewood Police Department spokesman Scott Davis said.
They fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, while the clerk declined medical attention, Davis said.The “cookie” label stemmed from a robbery at a Subway store in which the duo allegedly started their encounter with staff by ordering cookies.Dartanin Mitchell escaped from custody Nov. 16, stealing a transport vehicle in Topeka, Kan., after the driver stopped at a gas station to use the restroom. Mitchell was wearing handcuffs and shackles at the time and last was seen driving east on Interstate 470 in a 2001 Buick Century sedan with Kansas license plates.Security Transport, a private company, was moving Mitchell from Tennessee to Grand Junction to face charges in several local cases.
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