Man charged with robbing Hillsboro pharmacy makes court appearance
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Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
A Dayton man charged with robbing the Hillsboro Rite-Aid at gunpoint appeared in Highland County Common Pleas Court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.
Cole Midlam, 29, is facing one count of first-degree felony aggravated robbery with a firearm specification. He was indicted in July 2010.
According to a report from the Hillsboro Police Department issued in June 2010, on May 16, a man entered the Hillsboro Rite Aid store, located on North High Street, displayed a firearm and demanded Oxycontin from the pharmacist. He then fled the store after allegedly receiving the drugs.
"On May 26, the Hillsboro Police Department learned that similar incidents occurred in Kettering and Huber Heights with a suspect matching the same description as the suspect in the Rite Aid incident," according to the HPD. "On March 27, 2010, the Huber Heights Police Department notified the HPD that they had issued a warrant for Cole Midlam for a pharmacy robbery in their jurisdiction. While working in conjunction with detectives from the Kettering Police Department and the Huber Heights Police Department, as well as assistance from the Pike County Sheriff's Department, Cole Midlam was identified as the suspect in the Rite Aid robbery in Hillsboro."
Midlam was incarcerated in Lawrenceburg, Ind. when he was indicted on the charge in Highland County, and he was returned to Highland County in December 2011.
Midlam appeared in court Wednesday with his attorney William Armintrout.
Armintrout told Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss that there was the "potential for motions" in the case regarding "a Miranda issue."
Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins told Coss that, "The officers (Midlam) allegedly confessed to are from Kettering and Huber Heights. It's not as simple as making a phone call and having officers here right away."
Coss scheduled a hearing on the matter for Feb. 1 at 10 a.m.
Midlam remains in the custody of the Highland County Sheriff's Office on a $25,000 bond.
A Dayton man charged with robbing the Hillsboro Rite-Aid at gunpoint appeared in Highland County Common Pleas Court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.
Cole Midlam, 29, is facing one count of first-degree felony aggravated robbery with a firearm specification. He was indicted in July 2010.
According to a report from the Hillsboro Police Department issued in June 2010, on May 16, a man entered the Hillsboro Rite Aid store, located on North High Street, displayed a firearm and demanded Oxycontin from the pharmacist. He then fled the store after allegedly receiving the drugs.
"On May 26, the Hillsboro Police Department learned that similar incidents occurred in Kettering and Huber Heights with a suspect matching the same description as the suspect in the Rite Aid incident," according to the HPD. "On March 27, 2010, the Huber Heights Police Department notified the HPD that they had issued a warrant for Cole Midlam for a pharmacy robbery in their jurisdiction. While working in conjunction with detectives from the Kettering Police Department and the Huber Heights Police Department, as well as assistance from the Pike County Sheriff's Department, Cole Midlam was identified as the suspect in the Rite Aid robbery in Hillsboro."
Midlam was incarcerated in Lawrenceburg, Ind. when he was indicted on the charge in Highland County, and he was returned to Highland County in December 2011.
Midlam appeared in court Wednesday with his attorney William Armintrout.
Armintrout told Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss that there was the "potential for motions" in the case regarding "a Miranda issue."
Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins told Coss that, "The officers (Midlam) allegedly confessed to are from Kettering and Huber Heights. It's not as simple as making a phone call and having officers here right away."
Coss scheduled a hearing on the matter for Feb. 1 at 10 a.m.
Midlam remains in the custody of the Highland County Sheriff's Office on a $25,000 bond.
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