Kane Jacques Malone
A couple has been charged in East Ridge after a man said he went to a motel for a massage and wound up getting robbed and beaten up.
Kane Jacques Malone, 21, and Sandra Jacqueline Henderson, 27, are facing multiple charges.
In the incident on Jan. 9, Emmett Martz said he went to room 152 at America's Best Value Inn on Camp Jordan Road to meet with a female about a massage.
He said after Ms. Henderson answered the door and he went inside that Malone stepped out holding a pistol. He took $100, a debit card and a cellphone from the victim.
Ms. Henderson took his keys and began to search his car for more valuables, while Malone held him in the room. Martz said when he tried to bolt from the room that Malone hit him multiple times in the head. He was finally able to escape.
Police said the debit card was used at several stores at Hamilton Place Mall following the robbery. Video of the suspects was obtained and identifications were made, leading to their arrest.
The initial court date is Tuesday. Their bonds are at $35,000 each.
Sandra Jacqueline Henderson