4 Men Arrested After Robbery Spree In The Woodlands

THE WOODLANDS, TX — Four Houston area men were arrested after the allegedly committed a string of robberies in Shenadoah and The Woodlands. The robbery spree began at about 5:35 a.m. on Sunday at the Home2 Suites by Hilton in Shenandoah, according to a press release.

Police said Damond Williams, 17; Wayne Earl Hunter III, 17, and two juveniles came into the lobby and demanded money from the clerk's cash register and from the safe. When the clerk was unable to open the safe, one of the men hit her with his pistol, police said.

All four fled in a blue sedan. A short time later, the same four men robber a Shipley Donuts in the 5400 block of FM 1488, and then robbed a Hampton Inn in the 2200 block of Loop 336 and Interstate 45, police said in a press release.

Police were looking for the men when a Shenandoah police officer spotted their car traveling south on Interstate 45 and Rayford Road.

With the help of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the four young men were arrested. Williams and Hunter are in the Montgomery County Jail and charged with aggravated robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.

A judge set their bail at $100,000. The two juveniles are also in custody in Montgomery County, but information was not available.

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