Final Armed Robbery Suspect in Custody

A second man is in custody for the reported armed robbery of a man at a local hotel last November.

Tramell Grier, 34, of Milwaukee has his initial appearance Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court to face a single felony charge of armed robbery. If convicted, he faces up to 40 years in jail and/or up to $100,000 in fines.

Grier is the final suspect apprehended in the . According to the criminal complaint, Grier and Delante Higgenbottom, along with Ashley Ferguson, cooked up a robbery scheme after Ferguson met a man on the Plenty of Fish website. She was supposed to prostitute herself with the man, but told Higgenbottom she changed her mind.

Police reports indicate Ferguson worked with both Grier and Higgenbottom on Nov. 10 to lure the man to the hotel and then out to his vehicle where the defendants robbed him of his keys, cellphone and about $150 in cash. The man was able to provide a description of the men and the car they used.

Officers at 3:15 a.m. pulled over a vehicle matching the man's statement with Ferguson and Delante Higgenbottom, 36, inside. Officers also found a silver handgun that matched the man's description, as well as hats and earmuffs that fit the account the man told police.

A stocking cap found in the vehicle was run for DNA and came back a match for Grier. A $25,000 warrant was issued Feb. 21 for Grier's arrest, which was changed to a $25,000 cash bond during his court appearance Wednesday. He will have his preliminary hearing on March 27.

Higgenbottom entered a not guilty plea on March 6 and will have a pre-trial conference on April 12. He remains in the Racine County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.

Ferguson on Feb. 27 had her bond modified to a signature bond partly because she will serve a witness for the prosecution in the state's cases againt Higgenbottom and Grier.