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$ 150,000 Bond Set For Robbery SuspectJohn Wesley Brice, 18, was charged Saturday with armed robbery and his bond set at IISMM when he appeared before Judge Lynne Hixon Holley for a 24-hour hearing.Brice was one of three men who were shot during an abortive holdup attempt on Aug. 4 at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge. Law enforcement officers from the Fort Myers and Naples Police, along with sheriff’s deputies from Lee and Collier Counties, were Joined by investigators from the State Attorney’s office in staking out the building after learning a holdup was pinned.One of the men, Willie Frank Blackmon, 18, was shot and killed and Briceand Lester Johnson. IS.were wounded by gunfire during the shooting.Brice was released from the Naples Community Hospital Saturday to appear for his hearing. Johnson was still listed in serious condition aat the hospital with a gunshot wound in his chestCandlestick Holders TakenThieves took two candlestick holders and six bottle of wine values at $105 during a break into the home of Robert P. Brown, Jr., 25 16th Ave. So., discovered Saturday afternoon.Police said two door windows had been broken to gain entrance and the house had been ransacked and phone wires cutAt rhp rear nf th*» hnmo
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Naples Daily News
Naples, Florida, US
Mon, Aug 12, 1974
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