Pair arrested in taxi heist
Published January 27, 2007
GALVESTON — Two men are in jail after a late-night taxicab robbery that police say does not appear connected to the recent murder of a cab driver in La Marque.
The driver told police he had taken two men to an apartment-complex parking lot in the 4300 block of Avenue P about 11 p.m. Thursday. Instead of paying and getting out, one of the men pulled a gun.
He beat the driver in the head with the gun, while the other man rifled through the driver’s pockets, police said.
The pair made off with about $800, according to police reports.
The driver called 911, and police arrived within minutes. Witnesses told police two men ran from a cab into an apartment in the area.
In the apartment witnesses had identified, police found two men matching the description of the robbers, police said. Officer Michelle Sollenberger reported finding about $800 cash and what police reports described as a small-caliber handgun during a cursory check of the apartment.
The taxicab driver later identified the two men police had found as his attackers, according to police reports.
The driver was receiving medical treatment Friday. Although none of his injuries appeared to be life-threatening, he suffered facial injuries and lost some teeth.
John McMurrin, 26, was in jail Friday under bonds totaling $750,000. He faces charges of aggravated robbery, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
Harold Davis, 35, was also in jail under $80,000 bond. He also faces a charge of aggravated robbery. The robbery charge carries a possible prison term of five to 99 years.
A third man in the apartment was questioned and released, police said.
The driver told police he had taken two men to an apartment-complex parking lot in the 4300 block of Avenue P about 11 p.m. Thursday. Instead of paying and getting out, one of the men pulled a gun.
He beat the driver in the head with the gun, while the other man rifled through the driver’s pockets, police said.
The pair made off with about $800, according to police reports.
The driver called 911, and police arrived within minutes. Witnesses told police two men ran from a cab into an apartment in the area.
In the apartment witnesses had identified, police found two men matching the description of the robbers, police said. Officer Michelle Sollenberger reported finding about $800 cash and what police reports described as a small-caliber handgun during a cursory check of the apartment.
The taxicab driver later identified the two men police had found as his attackers, according to police reports.
The driver was receiving medical treatment Friday. Although none of his injuries appeared to be life-threatening, he suffered facial injuries and lost some teeth.
John McMurrin, 26, was in jail Friday under bonds totaling $750,000. He faces charges of aggravated robbery, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
Harold Davis, 35, was also in jail under $80,000 bond. He also faces a charge of aggravated robbery. The robbery charge carries a possible prison term of five to 99 years.
A third man in the apartment was questioned and released, police said.
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