PALM BAY, Fla. – A man and woman face charges after Palm Bay Police say the pair plotted to violently rob a man who recently won $50,000 from the Florida Lottery.
Police said April Norris, 32, and Brad Courson, 36, worked with another man to rob the victim at Comfort Suites Hotel on March 16. [TRENDING: 18+ can soon get vaccine in Fla. | That’s not lint: Family finds snake in dryer | So Florida: Gator swims with shark] According to the arrest affidavit, the victim asked Norris to come to his hotel room.
She was aware of the lottery win and explained that to Courson as he drove her to the hotel, investigators said. Courson told her to look for drugs and money while she was inside, records show.