CLAREMONT — On March 30, 2019, the Claremont Police Department received a report of a Robbery. The reporting party told patrol officers that, while he was visiting a friend the previous night on Green Street, two male subjects wearing bandanas forced their way into the residence, physically subdued him, and stole several items from him including cash, prescription medications, and his cellular phone.
Subsequent to the investigation into the reported robbery on April 2, Claremont police officers executed search and arrest warrants at 15 Green Street in Claremont. The following subjects were arrested pursuant to those warrants:
Jeremia Kemp, 19, of Claremont is charged with one felony count of robbery, one felony count of conspiracy to commit robbery, one felony count of falsifying physical evidence, and two felony counts of possession of controlled drugs. He was held without bail at the Sullivan County House of Corrections pending his arraignment in Sullivan Superior Court on April 3, 2019.
Michael Wood, 20, of Newport is charged with one felony count of robbery, one felony count of conspiracy to commit robbery, one felony count of witness tampering, and two felony counts of possession of controlled drugs. He was also held without bail at the Sullivan County House of Corrections pending his arraignment in Sullivan Superior Court on April 3, 2019.
Rachel D’Agostino, 22, of Claremont is charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit robbery. She was released on bail pending her arraignment in Sullivan Superior Court on April 18.
Investigation into this matter is ongoing, and further charges are anticipated. Anyone with information about this investigation is encouraged to call Claremont Police Detective Casey Piehl at (603)542-7010 or e-mail [email protected].
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