Police say mother/son team held up restaurant with assistant manager’s help
The relationship of the suspects in a hold up at a Columbia McDonald’s in May is not a typical pairing.
Police say two of the people involved are a mother-son team. Sgt. Florence McCants says, “It’s just sad you’ve got family members involved in that.”
Sgt. McCants says 42-year-old Lori Gilliard and her 20-year-old son Kahmel robbed the McDonalds on Forest Drive around 4:00am May 26th.
Investigators say Kahmel used to work there. They say the mother and son were also with Ashley Turner and Joe Nathan Hargrave, the restaurant’s assistant manager. Using Hargrave’s key, police say the four unlocked the door and went in as workers were making breakfast. more…
