On January 19, 2021 just before 9:00 p.m., a suspect entered the Subway,
located at 1840 W. Southern Mesa, AZ. The
suspect pointed a black handgun at the cashier and said, “Gimmie all the money
in the register.” The cashier complied
and the suspect left in a dark colored Chrysler 300.
On February 3, 2021, Mesa Police Detectives used video and photographs obtained from Subway store surveillance to disseminate amongst officers in an attempt to identify the robber.
Subway Video Surveillance photo shown to Officers
Almost immediately, officers responded to the bulletin and Detectives found a lead, 22yo Devyn Mickens.
When Detectives looked at Devyn’s recent law enforcement contacts, they found he was involved in a traffic stop on January 22, 2021, a few days after the armed robbery. Detectives reviewed the body worn camera and saw that Devyn was wearing the same clothing as he wore in the Subway robbery. In addition, the traffic stop was conducted on a black Chrysler 300.
Officer Body Worn
Camera from Traffic Stop
During the traffic stop, Devyn initially lied to officers about a weapon being in the vehicle, but later admitted there was a handgun in a purse by his feet. Officers collected the gun as evidence, which turned out to be an exact match to the handgun used at the Subway.
In Arizona, a subsection of Misconduct Involving Weapons is defined as
knowingly carrying a deadly weapon, except a pocket knife, concealed on your
person or within your immediate control, in or on a means of transportation.
When contacted by a law enforcement officer and failing to accurately answer
the officer if the officer asks whether the person is carrying a concealed
deadly weapon you may be charged.
Devyn was not booked into jail during the traffic stop and was released from the scene with the misdemeanor charge to follow. Knowledge of the Subway robbery was not know at the time of the traffic stop.
Detectives contacted the officer who initiated the traffic stop and learned that he had not seen the armed robbery bulletin yet as he was on his days off. The officer viewed the bulletin while on the phone with Detectives and said the suspect was Devyn Mickens.
On February 4, 2021 at 3:15 p.m., Devyn was arrested at his home. Devyn told Detectives that he was sorry for the armed robbery at Subway and that he used the stolen money to buy drugs.
Devyn was arrested for the following charges and held on a $25,000 bond:
1ct Armed Robbery, ARS 13-1904A1, a class 2 felony
1ct Aggravated Assault (pointing a handgun at the Subway cashier), ARS 13-1204A2, a class 3 felony
1ct Misconduct Involving Weapons (carrying a weapon in furtherance of a felony offense), ARS 13-3102A1A, a class 6 felony
1ct Misconduct Involving Weapons (defined in context above), ARS 13-3102A1B, a class 1 misdemeanor
Devyn Mickens Mugshot
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