Dewey Robbery Suspect Found Hiding In Basement

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DEWEY, OK -- U.S. Marshals have arrested an 18-year-old man wanted in last week's armed robbery of Pokey's Tanning Salon in Dewey. 

Dewey Police Chief Mike O'Keefe says his department had information Justin Nicholas was hiding in his father's Wichita, Kansas home. 

With the help of U.S. Marshals, Nicholas was located hiding behind a false wall in the basement of his father's home. 

O'Keefe says in addition to Nicholas' arrest, Dewey Police arrested 21-year-old Brittany Martinez and a 17-year-old female juvenile in Dewey. 

Pokey's was robbed last week.   

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