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Beaumont man arrested after armed robbery at Jack in the Box

Since the employees were not able to open the safe without a manager, Marshall took what he could and fled.

BEAUMONT — A man is in custody after robbing a Jack in the Box at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.

46-year-old Derek Scott Marshall of Beaumont entered the Jack in the Box on HWy 105 in Beaumont around 1:48 a.m. and demanded the two employees in the store hand over their belongings and open the safe.

Since the employees were not able to open the safe without a manager, Marshall took what he could and fled.

Officers were able to catch him and recover the stolen items.

Marshall was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, evading arrest/detention with a previous conviction, possession of a firearm by a felon and a warrant for class B theft.

From the City of Beaumont...

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at approximately 1:48 am, Derek Scott Marshall, a 46 year old Beaumont man, entered Jack in the Box at 7380 Highway 105, and pointed a handgun at two female employees. He demanded the employees’ mobile phones, and demanded access to the safe. This was not possible without a manager, so he took additional items from employees and fled east bound on foot. Officers located Marshall in the 7200 block of Highway 105. He ran north through a field and officers were able to catch him. Officers recovered stolen items and a handgun. Marshall was transported to Jefferson County Jail and booked in for two counts of Aggravated Robbery, Evading Arrest/Detention with a previous conviction, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and a warrant for Class B Theft.

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