HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 54-year-old Hutchinson man charged for the armed robbery of Dollar General at 7 S. Adams back on Oct. 16, 2015, was bound over for trial with two more counts added.

Leroy Randall is charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated robbery. The state then announced they would amend the complaint, adding two counts of aggravated assault.

The case started with a store employee reporting that she heard a knock at a back door. Thinking it was the other employee she was working with, she opened the door and a black male came in the store, stuck a gun in her face and demanded money. That employee apparently screamed, causing another employee to come out of the bathroom of the store. Randall is then alleged to have pointed the gun at him as well. Both testified to what happened and both admitted to being scared. One thought that when the gunman took them to the bathroom and made them lay face down, that he was going to shoot them. He also made them give him their cell phones.

On cross examination, the female employee who was working her first night as a key holder and was being trained to lock up admits that procedures were not followed that night, in particular opening the back door after closing.

While in the bathroom, the two employees caught a break when they discovered a company cell phone had been left in the bathroom by mistake and they were able to call 911. Police came and let them out of the bathroom.

During the robbery, Randall allegedly got away with over $5,480. Randall’s female roommate testified that he told her what he was going to do and then, after he came back, she watched him count the money. She also admitted that she cut up a stocking cap that he used as the mask in the robbery.

The judge also increased his bond to $125,000 after the defense asked for a bond modification. He has other prior convictions for robbery and kidnapping and, because of his past, the judge said he would consider raising the bond, but not lowering it. The defense then withdrew its request, but the state then asked it be increased and that was granted.

The defense started the hearing by asking for a continuance because of receiving some late discovery, but Judge Joe McCarville noted that under Kansas law, the state has until 21 days after arraignment to provide all discovery and denied the request.

Arraignment in the case will be on April 4.