LAGRANGE POLICE ARREST SECOND ROBBERY SUSPECT

  

The La Grange Police Department has made a second arrest in connection with the armed robbery of a fast-food restaurant that occurred near the end of last year.

According to Chief David Gilbreath, 22-year-old Mikael Eans of La Grange was arrested for aggravated robbery.

Eans was taken into custody on January 25 by Officer Steven Haynie and Game Warden Shaun Bayless after he showed up to Municipal Court for a traffic ticket.

This follows the arrest of 22-year-old Morris Allan Cooper of Hallettsville, who turned himself in to authorities on January 5. Cooper was also charged with aggravated robbery.

Eans and Cooper are accused of robbing the McDonald’s in La Grange on November 9, 2023, and taking over $1,900 in cash.

Chief Gilbreath said that an investigation into the case is ongoing, and that more arrests may be coming.