SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : 2 Ordered to Stand Trial in Holdups
Two men were ordered Wednesday to stand trial on a string of armed robberies last year in the west San Fernando Valley.
Erin Vandusen, 24, of Canoga Park, and Mustafa Wright, 18, of West Hills, are charged with using a pistol and shotgun to rob two Subway sandwich shops and a patron at an automated teller machine.
Wright also is charged with theft of a vehicle.
After a preliminary hearing in Van Nuys Municipal Court, Judge Leslie Dunn ordered Wright tried on four felony counts and Vandusen on three felony counts.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Pamela Cain said that the two-month spree ended in September when the two fled after police tried to make a traffic stop.
After a short chase through Canoga Park streets, the pair crashed the stolen car they were in and were captured after fleeing on foot, Cain said.
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