Man arrested in Chalmette was wanted for armed robbery in N.O. and a $2,500 computer he stole was recovered; He was also booked on a marijuana count

A man arrested in a parked vehicle in Chalmette was wanted in New Orleans for a July 11 armed robbery in which a $2,500 laptop computer was stolen but it was recovered in the arrest, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Yon Flowers, 18, of New Orleans, who was also booked with possession of marijuana, was arrested July 12 while sitting in a parked truck with another man in the 2000 block of Paris Road, the sheriff said. The stolen computer was in the truck.

The Sheriff’s Office had received information which led to the early morning arrest, Sheriff Pohlmann said. New Orleans police had identified Flowers as the suspect in the armed robbery in which the computer was stolen.

Flowers also had several other outstanding warrants for his arrest in the city. He was initially booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison on charges of possession of stolen property and marijuana possession, then later was transferred to New Orleans for prosecution of the armed robbery count, Sheriff Pohlmann said. The stolen laptop computer was turned over to New Orleans police.

The man with the suspect, who was the driver of the truck, had no involvement in the armed robbery and was allowed to leave after Flowers’ arrest, the sheriff said. The man works in St. Bernard Parish and had brought Flowers, whom he knew, to Chalmette earlier that morning.