Husband and Wife Charged In CUHold-Up

November 03, 2005, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - (11/03/05) -- A Chicago couple were arrested aftera brief highway chase Tuesday morning and charged with the armedrobbery a short while before at Industrial FCU. Donnell Robinson,34, and Vanessa Ortiz, 27, are charged with robbing the creditunion just before noon. Police recovered an undisclosed amount ofcash, believed taken in the heist, and a BB gun from the Dodgepickup the married couple were driving when they werearrested.

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