Man, woman charged with armed robbery in Columbus

A man and woman were accused of robbing a man July 18 on Murrelle Street in Columbus, authorities said.

Diano Yolanda Pope, 45, and William Daniel Smith, 34, were arrested at 12:30 a.m. Thursday and charged with aggravated assault and armed robbery. They were placed in the Muscogee County Jail to be held for a 9 a.m. Tuesday hearing in Recorder’s Court.

Columbus police were called to the 4100 block of Murrelle Street around 11:30 p.m. July 18 to investigate an assault. In a report, authorities said a man was robbed between 9:30 and 11:20 p.m.

No additional details were immediately released.

This story was originally published August 11, 2017 at 12:16 PM with the headline "Man, woman charged with armed robbery in Columbus."