Both men captured concerning robbery of autistic Walmart worker in Plymouth

Police have captured a man wanted in a summer robbery of an autistic Massachusetts retail worker.

According to police, on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, three males were panhandling outside of Walmart at Colony Place in Plymouth. At one point, they surrounded an autistic male who works at the Walmart while he was waiting for a ride home. The males continually pressured the autistic man to give them money. They had him go into his wallet three times, which eventually emptied it of $150 dollars.

An intensive investigation by Detective Brian Pierce has led to the identification of two of the men involved.

22-year-old Julius Houston Jr. and 20-year-old Antonio Taylor, both of Memphis Tennessee, were wanted for Larceny From the Person and Larceny Under $250.00 from a disabled person.

The Plymouth Police Department announced Wednesday that members of the Plymouth Police Detective Division have returned from Tennessee with Taylor. Taylor had allegedly traveled to Massachusetts with his co-defendant to commit his crime.

Taylor was booked at the Plymouth Police Department and has not yet been arraigned at Plymouth District Court.

The Plymouth Police Department thanked Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz and the entire Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office for their commitment to bring justice to the citizens of Plymouth.

Houston Jr. was captured in Memphis by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in January of 2024.