Pulaski Co. Sheriff Bobby Jones reports the arrest of two Pulaski County residents for Robbery after units responded to a report of shoplifting.

On Sunday, March 3, 2024 at approximately 9:23pmET, Deputy Logan Crabtree responded to the Dollar General Store at the corner of W. Hwy 80 and Hwy 914. While in route, Deputy Crabtree was notified the subjects involved in the shoplifting had left the business and parking lot in a gold Mazda passenger car, striking an employee who was getting the license plate number as they fled.

Deputy Crabtree was able to obtain video footage of the two subjects inside the store prior to the shoplifting. Both were identified from the video footage as being James New, 51, of Somerset, KY and Robyn Bingham, 46, also of Somerset, KY.

Deputies later located the gold Mazda at a residence on W. Hwy 80 in Nancy, KY. After obtaining consent to enter the residence, they located Bingham inside the home, along with items believed to have been stolen from the incident at the Dollar General store. Upon further check of the residence, deputies also located James New.

Both New and Bingham were taken into custody. James New was charged with Robbery 2nd Degree and a Pulaski County Circuit Court warrant for Probation Violation. Robyn Bingham was charged with Complicity to Commit Robbery 2nd Degree, a Fayette County District Court warrant for Burglary 2nd Degree, and a Pulaski County District Court warrant for Theft By Unlawful Taking. Both were lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center.