Mobile man wanted on kidnapping, robbery charges captured in Texas

MOBILE, Alabama
A Mobile man remains in the Mobile County Metro Jail today after being extradited from Texas on kidnapping and robbery charges, Mobile police said.

Zerrick Charles Robinson, 26, is charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree robbery in an incident that occurred in June, Officer Christopher Levy, Mobile police spokesman, said.

Zerrick Charles Robinson

Police were called to the 2400 block of Sayner Avenue at about 11:30 p.m. June 30, officials said then. People at the scene told police that a friend of theirs had been robbed and kidnapped.
At approximately 7:15 the next morning, police went to the 600 block of Whitney Street, where the victim was found.
Police determined that the robbery and kidnapping occurred during a narcotics-related event. The robbers then demanded ransom from friends of the victim, police said.
The victim later escaped and called police, officials said.
In early July, Johnathan O’Neal Thomas, 22, of Mobile was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree kidnapping, in connection with the incident. Thomas remains jailed without bail, according to jail records.
Robinson is scheduled for a bail hearing on Friday, records show. He has 10 previous arrests in Mobile County dating back to 2001, for a variety of charges including robbery, assault, traffic violations and drug offenses, records show.