Dayton man accused in multiple armed robberies, held on $1.2M bond

Vincent Jamar Wright

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Vincent Jamar Wright

A Dayton man is behind bars, accused of multiple armed robberies that happened in the last three months.

Vincent Jamar Wright, 27, was indicted Thursday and is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $250,000 for each of five aggravated robbery charges, for a total bond of $1.25 million.

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Each of the charges carries a three-year firearm specification, according to court documents.

He will be arraigned Tuesday.

According to the indictment, the robberies happened April 20, May 31 and June 10.

There was an armed robbery reported around 11 a.m. June 10 at Family Dollar, 1130 N. Main St., in Dayton. Wright was arrested at 11:30 a.m. June 10 in the 1300 block of North Main Street, according to jail records, but police have not confirmed he was the suspect in that robbery.

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Another Family Dollar store, 1125 Wayne Ave., in Dayton, was robbed on April 20. In that robbery, police said the robber reportedly used a fake handgun. He got away with two cash drawers containing an unknown amount of money.

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A Dollar General store at 2821 Linden Ave. in Dayton was robbed on May 31. The robber showed a gun and got away with cash during that incident, Dayton police said.

We are working to learn more about which businesses Wright is accused of robbing.

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