Man pleads guilty in robbery of Scotty McCreery

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A man pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and three of McCreery's friends.




21-year-old Mikkail Shaw was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon.

The home invasion happened two years ago at an off-campus apartment near NC State.
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On May 5, 2014, police said three armed people burst into the apartment in the 2100 block of Raleigh's Wolf Tech Lane and took wallets, cash and electronics.

According to a search warrant, the robbers were armed with two pistols and an AK-47 assault rifle and forced McCreey and his friends into a closet, then told them to count to 100 before they could come out.



The warrant said Shaw was identified through forensic evidence.

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Police are still searching for the other suspects.

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