Pendleton Youths Nabbed in Walla Walla
Two brothers fleeing Pendleton after an alleged robbery are caught on the streets of Walla Walla.
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Two brothers, Albert and Walter Nelson of Pendleton, were arrested in Walla Walla yesterday following a phone tip from Sheriff Taylor of Pendleton. The brothers were suspects in the robbery of a contractor named Hastings, from whom they allegedly stole over $200. Hastings and the Nelsons had been working in Heppner before returning to Pendleton on Saturday. The Nelsons then traveled to Walla Walla, but by then Hastings had realized his money was missing. Upon searching the brothers, authorities reportedly found currency matching the stolen bills. Sheriff Taylor arrived in Walla Walla this morning to transport the pair back to face trial.
“It is said enough evidence has been found against the two men to bring them to trial.”
The movement of people between Pendleton and Walla Walla for work and mischief remains a common regional thread; these cities have been economically and socially linked for over a century.
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