A Mahopac teen and three Peekskill men are facing felony charges for robbing a man at knife point during a "drug deal gone bad," Yorktown police said.
Police said the victim met with Peekskill residents Javon Gaillard, 21, Shaleik Byrd, 18, and Collin Hedley, 18, along with a 17-year-old Mahopac girl, on Glenwood Street in Yorktown Heights where he was going to buy drugs from them.
Instead the man was robbed at knife point for an undetermined amount of money, police said.
The incident was reported on March 9 at around 6:08 p.m. The victim gave police a description of the vehicle and the four were stopped on Route 6 in Mohegan Lake, police said.
Gaillard, Byrd, Hedley, and the 17-year-old teen were charged with first-degree robbery, a felony; as well as fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
They were all remand to Westchester County Jail – the female on $20,000 bail, Gaillard on $25,000, Byrd on $30,000 and Hedley on $25,000 bail.
They are scheduled to appear in Yorktown Town Court on March 12 at 6 p.m.
Editor's Note: The information was provided by Yorktown Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
