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$22,000 in $1 bills were stolen from a strip club: 'I thought it was a joke'
A lot of cash, mostly in $1 bills, was recently stolen from a strip club in Providence, Rhode Island.
CBS Boston said that the manager of the Cadillac Lounge, Ed Imondi, said that he had the money out and was counting it before the bar opened.
A man entered and pointed a gun at his head, telling him, “This is a robbery.” The suspect allegedly snatched $3,500 out of Imondi’s hands.
He also demanded he open a safe holding $22,000 in $1 bills.
“He took all the ones, I could hear him stacking them into the big bag he had,” Imondi recalled, adding, “Obviously, he knew we had a lot of money in there.”
According to reports, Jontay Goode now faces a charge of armed robbery, and law enforcement said he had on a mask during the incident.
Providence police have arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery at the Cadillac Lounge.
https://t.co/VRRmC5UNit— NBC 10 WJAR (@NBC10) July 19, 2022
“I thought it was a joke; this can’t be,” the manager told reporters during a recent interview, noting the man probably had inside information regarding the safe:
“I thought it was a joke, this can’t be”
The manager of the Cadillac lounge tells us the robber held the gun to his head and told him to open a specific safe which indicated to the manager that he probably knew inside information about the safe. @ABC6 pic.twitter.com/sqcByRvTKg— Natalie Noury (@NatalieNoury) July 18, 2022
A photo showed a police car parked behind the club as authorities investigated the incident:
K-9 units on the tracks behind the Cadillac lounge in Providence. Just this morning the manager was robbed at gun point $22,000 from a safe and $3,500 from the managers hand according to owner Dick Shappy. Stay tuned on @ABC6 for more to come pic.twitter.com/LDvPka1W5L
— Natalie Noury (@NatalieNoury) July 18, 2022
The Cadillac Lounge’s social media page said it is located at 361 Charles Street in Providence.
Law enforcement later confirmed the man accused in the Cadillac Lounge robbery worked at the business.
“Through interviews from some of the employees, we were able to realize that it did look like an inside job. It was revealed that one of the employees was responsible,” an official said:
Providence police confirm the man they say is responsible for the Cadillac Lounge robbery was an employee there.
Jontay Goode is accused of taking more than $20,000, mostly in $1 bills from the Providence strip club.
I'll have more at 5 on @wpri12. https://t.co/TRpQ8dM7sH pic.twitter.com/aicIsRuD64
— Anita Baffoni (@AnitaBaffoni) July 19, 2022
Fox Carolina reported in April that a suspect in a bank robbery had been caught at a strip club in Greenville County, South Carolina.
Charles Michael Edenfield, who is 50 years old, was named as the person suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo.
“The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Edenfield was arrested Wednesday night at Lust Gentleman’s Club on Transit Drive. They said he had bills in his possession but redacted how much money it was,” the outlet stated.
