Denver prosecutors today formally charged a man suspected of being the serial “bump and run” bandit.
Ronald A. Davis, 43, was arrested Saturday in the Bronx in New York City, where he remains in jail.
Today he was formally charged with one count of aggravated robbery, a felony, in connection with a robbery on May 1, which is enough to start the process of having him extradited to Colorado, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said in a media release.
“Additional charges related to other cases are expected once Davis has returned to Denver,” the department stated.
Police suspect Davis is the man who used his car, an Acura sedan, to bump vehicles driven usually by women. Then, when they got to check the damage, he would rob them. In some of the cases he threatened them with a knife and took their purses.
Metro area police have said there were at least five robberies between April 20 and May 1.
He also has arrest warrants for robbery in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties, records show. Last November he was cited in El Paso County for allegedly having phony license plates, no proof of insurance and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
He failed to show up in court and was arrested on Feb. 2, but the charges against him were dropped on March 3, according to court records.
Court records also indicate Davis was twice given probation in Polk County, Iowa, in 1992 and 1998, for what was classified in records as a “serious misdemeanor.” The exact charge, however, was not available.
Other public records show Davis lived in Brooklyn until May 2009, and had lived at two locations in Denver, most recently in the 2900 block of Holly Street.
