Dayton Daily News

Manpleads not guilty to robbingBea­vercreek CVS

- ByBonnieMe­ibers Contact this reporterat 937608-3078 or email bonnie. meibers@coxinc.com.

An Indianapol­is BEAVERCREE­K — man who was arrested for robbing a Beavercree­k CVS pleaded not guilty, according to Greene County court records.

Derrick Phillips, 18, of Indianapol­is, was arrested in early December, according to court records, and indicted for aggravated robbery, a first-deg ree fel - ony, three counts of kidnapping, each a first-degree felony, and failing to comply with the order or signal of a police officer. The robbery happened around 1 a.m. July 7 at the CVS on North Fairfield Road.

Phillips pleaded not guilty to all countswhen he appeared in court onDec. 21.

Beavercree­kpolicerec­ords state that Phillips and Dontez Rayner robbed the CVS at gunpoint and escaped through the drive-thru window. They filled two black trash bags with medicine, police records said. There were three people in the CVS held against their will. One said he had his hands zip-tied by Phillips and Rayner, records show.

Beavercree­k police chased their vehicle. It crashed on I-75andbothm­enwere taken into custody.

Rayner, 22, was sentenced inlateSept­ember. Hepleaded guilty to robbery and kidnapping. He is currently in Pickaway Correction­al Institutio­n. He is set to get out in 2026, records show.

Phillips i s out on a $100,000 bond and house arrest, according to court records.

Court records indicate Phillips was 17 at the time of the incident on July 7, and originally was charged in juvenile court. Beavercree­k police said that because of Phillips’ previous record, he was charged as an adult

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