A man accused of stealing more than $20,000 from a woman who won at a
metro casino was arrested in Texas, Midwest City police say.Police had
issued an arrest warrant for Damon Redd after he allegedly robbed the
woman last month.casino affiliate program
On Sept. 26, at around 1:30 p.m., police responded to a robbery at
Tinker Federal Credit Union near SE 29th and Air Depot.When police
arrived, they spoke with a woman who said she had won $46,283.20 at
Riverwind Casino earlier that day.
The woman drove straight to the credit union to deposit the
money.Shortly after parking her car, Redd allegedly got in her vehicle
through the passenger side and took the money “by force,” police say.
The woman said the money was in two envelopes under her shirt and
while she struggled with the suspect for the envelopes, Redd reportedly
told her he had a gun. However, she said she did not see a gun.She said
the suspect took the money, ran to a silver four-door car that was
parked nearby and tried to drive away.
According to police, the woman said she chased Redd to the car and
reached into an open window to try to get her money back.She was able to
get back one of the envelopes as the suspect started to accelerate
while she was still hanging halfway out of the vehicle.
Midwest City police said they spoke with Chickasaw Lighthorse
police, who have jurisdiction over the casino, and reviewed security
footage from inside the casino.
Police say Redd was near the woman when she won the money and
appeared to follow her when she left the casino.Midwest City police told
News 4 on Tuesday that Redd was recently arrested in Dallas, Texas.He
was brought back to Oklahoma and booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on
a complaint of first-degree robbery and robbery in the first degree -
fear of immediate harm.
