Two men suspected of robbing two Vancouver fast-food restaurants earlier this week made first appearances in Clark County Superior Court on Thursday.
Stephen D. Landry, 36, and Destin C. Gilyard, 23, appeared on suspicion of two counts of first-degree robbery in connection with robberies at a Subway restaurant Monday morning and a Jack in the Box on Wednesday morning.
Neither man appears to have ties to the area, the prosecution said. Landry’s last known address was listed in California, where Gilyard also apparently has a criminal history, Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Ward said.
Gilyard, who most recently lived in Hillsboro, Ore., appeared Thursday wearing a suicide-prevention smock, which is given to prisoners who may try to harm themselves with standard jail clothing.
The first robbery occurred about 2 a.m. Monday when two men displayed a handgun and robbed a Subway restaurant at 2702 N.E. 114th Ave.
One suspect was described as a black man about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. The second suspect was described as a white man, about 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 300 pounds.
Next, the two men entered the Jack in the Box at 7650 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. just before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, displayed handguns, and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Vancouver police.
A Vancouver police officer spotted two men who looked like the robbery suspects Wednesday afternoon. The men, identified as Landry and Gilyard, were detained and interviewed by Major Crimes detectives, according to a news release from the Vancouver Police Department.
Gilyard and Landry were subsequently arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail.
Judge Robert Lewis appointed each suspect a defense attorney on Thursday.
Ward said Landry has a substantial felony criminal history in Washington, including a prior attempted robbery and an escape conviction.
Lewis set Landry’s bail at $250,000 and Gilyard’s at $150,000.
Both will be arraigned Aug. 13.
