One of pair accused of luring man to house, robbing him pleads guilty

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One of two people accused of luring a man to a house, robbing him at gunpoint and stealing his car pleaded guilty Friday.

Darrius L. Woods, 24, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to one count of aggravated robbery. As part of a plea agreement eight other charges and three firearm specifications were dismissed.

Darrius Woods

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Woods faces up to 16½ years in prison and he agreed to forfeit a Ruger pistol, according to plea documents.

He is scheduled to be sentenced June 12 by Judge Mary Wiseman.

Woods originally was charged along with Jamonae Alisia Foster-Jones, 22, who was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and one count each of kidnapping and obstructing official business.

Jamonae Foster-Jones

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

She pleaded not guilty to the charges, and is scheduled to be in court June 7 for a hearing.

A man told Dayton police that Woods and Foster-Jones lured him to a house around 10 p.m. Feb. 11 in the 4600 block of Midway Avenue, where Woods had a handgun and both robbed the man of money and other personal property, according to an affidavit filed in Dayton Municipal Court.

The man said that the pair threatened him and forced him to get into his vehicle, go to ATM machines to withdraw money and finally made him get out the vehicle and stole it, the affidavit stated.

Woods was arrested Feb. 6 after fleeing from Dayton police in the 400 block of Brightwood Avenue in a stolen car, which ended when he crashed into a tree, according to court documents. A loaded handgun was found in the car.

Woods and Foster-Jones remain in the Montgomery County Jail.

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