Palmer woman robbed at gunpoint

PALMER — Two men were arrested Wednesday after they entered a Palmer woman’s home and robbed her at gunpoint around 3:30 p.m., Oct. 8, authorities said.

Brandon Stevens, 32, of Wasilla and Jordan Wilson, 24, of Palmer were arraigned in district court on charges of first-degree robbery and burglary, third-degree assault, second-degree theft and second-, third- and fourth-degree drug misconduct charges, according to a criminal complaint authored by Palmer Police Sgt. Dwayne Shelton.

The woman told police Stevens and Wilson showed up at her house on Denali Street about 3 p.m. Stevens returned about 3:30 p.m. produced a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money, according to Shelton’s sworn affidavit. The victim told Stevens she had no money, whereupon Stevens — who was wearing a black facemask — said he knew she did and he would shoot her if she didn’t get it, according to the affidavit.

The victim handed over about $3,100 in cash, then called 911 and followed Stevens to see where he was going. Stevens got into a red Oldsmobile sedan with Wilson (whom the victim recognized), and drove off in the direction of the Palmer Pool, the victim told police.

An off-duty Palmer Police officer spotted the car heading west on Arctic Avenue, and called police. Palmer police stopped the sedan in the parking lot of the pool at the high school and searched Wilson, Stevens, and the car. Stevens was wearing a black facemask when police stopped the car.

They confiscated almost $7,000 in cash and a substance that tested positive for black tar heroin (worth an estimated $14,000) from the pair, as well as a single .45 caliber bullet. Authorities also drove the victim to the pool, where she identified them in.

Police arrested Stevens and Wilson and transported them to the Mat-Su Pretrial facility. They remained in custody Thursday afternoon.

Wilson pleaded guilty to robbery charges in an Anchorage court in June 2012 and was sentenced to four years, court documents show. He served at least a portion of his time in Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, and was out of prison by at least Aug. 6 of this year, according to photos and status updates posted to his Facebook page.

“Nothing good nor bad lasts forever,” he wrote.

Stevens also has a prior conviction: failing to stop at the direction of an officer, for which he paid a $200 fine, court records show.

Contact Brian O’Connor at 352-2269 or brian.oconnor@frontiersman.com.