Yazoo City man sought in Kentucky crimes

Authorities believe a Yazoo City man is involved in two armed robberies in Lexington, Kentucky.

The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public's help in locating Orlando T. Wright, 22, after Lexington Police Department identified him as a suspect in the armed robbery of an Advance America store and a Game Stop.

Lexington's city website reports that officers responded to the Advance America store on Oct. 5 and found that a male suspect had been in the store earlier that day and had come back to rob the store. Witnesses said the man had pulled out a gun and demanded money from an employee and once he had received it, he fled.

The same day, the Game Stop was struck roughly an hour and a half later, according to LexingtonKy.gov.  A man had asked to purchase two video game systems. When the clerk showed them to him, the suspect displayed a handgun and ordered employees to turn around and face the wall. The suspect then took the game systems and cash from the registers and fled.

Authorities said he had been in Game Stop earlier that day as well. As the investigation continued, that suspect was believed to be Wright.

Police say Wright may have returned to Mississippi to hide.

Anyone with information that leads to the positive location and arrest of Orlando Wright would be eligible for a reward of up to $2,500.00. If you have information to help in this case, please call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online through the Web Tip link on the home page of the Central MS Crime Stoppers website. Or use your mobile device or computer to submit a tip by going to www.P3tips.com.

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