ASHLAND – A man accused of abducting and robbing another man at knifepoint pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Ashland County Common Pleas Court.
Brett Poindexter, 28, pleaded not guilty to aggravated robbery and abduction, first- and third-degree felonies, respectively. The charges were filed in a criminal complaint by the Ohio State Highway Patrol following an incident that took place in the early morning hours of Aug 8 on U.S. 30.
Poindexter reportedly entered the victim’s vehicle in Wooster and told the man to take him to Ashland, according to an Ashland County Sheriff’s Office record from the department’s assistance on the call. The time of call was 3:50 a.m.
As the pair were driving on U.S. 30 from Wooster to Ashland, Poindexter reportedly brandished a knife and told the driver to take him to an ATM and withdraw $50 to 100.
The driver called to report the situation to the Ashland Post of Ohio Highway Patrol, and patrol officers arrested Poindexter at BellStores in Hayesville.
Poindexter’s last known address is in Massillon, but his criminal history in Ashland County includes a case in which he plead guilty to harassment with a bodily substance earlier this year.
Poindexter is being held in the Ashland County Jail with bond set at $250,000.
Poindexter is being represented by attorney Bernard Davis. Ashland County Preosecutor Chris Tunnell represented the state duringg Tuesday’s arraignment. Magistrate Paul T. Lange scheduled a preliminary hearing for 9 a.m. Thursday.
