Grand jury indicts duo accused of Southern jewelry robberies
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors say a woman and man accused of robbing jewelry stores across the South have been indicted by a federal grand jury in northern Florida.
The two are charged with conspiracy, obstructing commerce by robbery, and brandishing a gun in a violent crime.
FBI agents say 24-year-old Abigail Kemp and 35-year-old Lewis Jones III stole an estimated $4.3 million in jewelry by robbing six jewelry stores in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities used cellphone records and tips from the public to find and arrest both of them Jan. 8 in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, Georgia.
Court records show that both suspects pleaded not guilty. Calls to their attorneys weren't immediately returned Monday.
A trial for both suspects is scheduled for March 21 in Panama City.