RFP Staff
♦ An armed robbery was reported by the Salisbury Police at Livingstone College at 701 Monroe Street Wednesday at around 6 p.m. Raphael Randolph Love, Jr., 22, a Livingstone student from Highpoint, N.C. was allegedly held up at gunpoint in Livingstone’s Tucker Residence Hall by three fellow Livingstone students: Dashawn Maurice Watson, 19, of Columbia, S.C., Dajon Pierre Amaker, 19, of Gaston, N.C., and Reginald Christopher Rohadfox, 22, of Charlotte. All three students were known to the victim.
The victim Love was called to his dorm room by a friend and when he arrived the alleged trio of robbers confronted him. One of the suspects allegedly pulled a .40 caliber pistol on the victim and aimed at his face, saying: “Gimme what you got.” The other two suspects searched Love’s pockets, but came up empty. The three left and Livingstone security was contacted. No one was injured.
Within 40 minutes Watson, Amaker, and Rohadfox were rounded up by the Salisbury Police and identified as suspects.
Watson, Amaker, and Rohadfox were all charged with robbery with firearms or other dangerous weapons (felony).
Watson received an additional charge of weapons on campus or educational property (misdemeanor).
Each suspect is under a secured $25,000 bond. All three are currently being held in the Rowan County Detention Center.
Police also seized the alleged handgun used in the crime as well as ammo and reloader equipment.
Dashawn Maurice Watson:
Dajon Pierre Amaker:
Reginald Rohadfox:
