Two 16-year-old girls have been charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and possession of marijuana for resale following a tip from the East Hamilton High School resource officer, according to a Chattanooga police news release.
Police said the girls skipped school Tuesday, allegedly to plan the robbery. Investigators stopped a car this afternoon at 7390 Lee Highway and found the girls riding with what police said were the intended victims, Rellian Brown and Andre Arnold. Police also found a large amount of marijuana, cash and a gun.
During interviews at the Police Services Center, the girls said they conspired with a third person, Gary Douglas, to rob Brown and Arnold. They were on their way with the victims to an undisclosed location to execute the robbery when they were stopped by the police.
Douglas was later brought in for questioning and also confessed to the conspiracy. Both Brown and Arnold were later arrested on unrelated charges. Charges against Douglas are pending.