Arrest made in several Phenix City robberies this month
Phenix City investigators have made an arrest in connection to several robberies this month.
The Phenix City Police Department Patrol Division came into contact with 20 year old, Tristan Dayvon Newbill on December 15, 2023 at approximately 8:30 PM.
Newbill, was wanted in connection with several robberies committed in Phenix City since the beginning of December, according to Captain Skip Lassiter with the department’s criminal investigations division. Newbill was arrested in the 2000 block of Crawford Road.
He has been charged with six counts of Robbery 1st degree, theft of property 1st degree, and receiving stolen property 2nd degree. A 16-year-old juvenile was also arrested for robbery 1st degree, and an 18 year old, identified as Alijah Searcy, was arrested on an unrelated charge.
The cases were turned over to the Phenix City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division and is still an ongoing investigation.
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