Gas station robbery suspect charged
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Jonathan Massie
ELKHORN — An Illinois man has been charged with two counts of armed robbery for his involvement in two gas station holdups in Walworth County earlier this week.
Jonathan G. Massie, 20, of Hinsdale, Ill., and Clayton C. Bone, 19, of La Grange Park, Ill., are accused of entering the Handi Mart, N3465 County H, at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday wearing ski masks and armed with shotguns.
A witness told the Walworth County Sheriff's Office the men fled on foot.
Within minutes, Lake Geneva police spotted a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle used in the holdup Monday night at Fontana Corner Market, 286 Valley View Drive.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspects led officers on a chase that ended at Schofield Road on the south shore of Lake Como, where the men got out of the vehicle and ran west on the frozen lake.
During the foot pursuit, Bone shot himself with a 12-gauge shotgun. He died at the scene, authorities said.
Massie appeared in Walworth County Court on Thursday and bond was set at $100,000 cash. He remains in the Walworth County Jail.
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Dec 19, 2008 at 2:45 p.m.
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Natural selection. I am glad that this idiot saved us tax payers a lot of money. Too bad the other idiot didn't help us out as well.
Dec 12, 2008 at 4:09 p.m.
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It is a small point, but the station on Highway H is called the Handa Mart. It used to be Handi Mart. Then it was sold, and the new owner changed the name to Handa Mart.
Dec 12, 2008 at 1:29 p.m.
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IT WAS SUICIDE. IT'S ALL OVER THE NEWS ON OTHER SITES!!!!!!!!
Dec 12, 2008 at 12:50 p.m.
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I know the young man who died, and it appears to be a suicide based on how he was shot. The young man who died did not have a history of criminal violence, and it is unclear how he got involved in this.
I believe that they had a destination in mind that was accessible via foot from the frozen lake.
The story is an unbelievable tragedy and I am thankful that (at least) no innocent person or police officer was shot or harmed during the robberies or during the chase.
Dec 12, 2008 at 10:56 a.m.
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It's still not clear whether this was an intentional suicide, or mishandling of a gun (during a foot chase on ice). Is that something the authorities are investigating?
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If it's the former this whole episode is a bit Fargo... I'm not sure why you'd flee a perfectly good vehicle out onto open ice where you can be seen for miles.
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