KNIFE WIELDING WOMEN WHO ATTACKED AND ROBBED A STUART MAN, BACK BEHIND BARS AGAIN
Two Stuart women are behind bars after violently attacking and robbing a man over the weekend.
27-year old April Lynn Lipko and 25-year old Ashlee Florence Duke were charged with armed robbery. The victim, a 37-year old Hispanic male, said the pair attacked him, held a knife to his throat and demanded money. he said he did what he could to fight his attackers and was cut during the struggle. Lipko and Duke got away with the victim’s cash and debit card. They were later identified by the victim. According to the victim, Lipko held the knife to his throat while Duke stole his property. When deputies went to question the two women, they noticed what appeared to be blood stains still on Lipko’s shirt.
April Lynn Lipko
This is Ashlee Duke’s sixteenth booking photo. She has been arrested in the past on charges ranging from aggravated assault with the intent to kill to breach of peace. This is April Lynn Lipko’s eighth booking photo. She has been arrested in the past for crimes ranging from robbery to battery.
Lipko and Duke are being held at the Martin County Jail each on a $20,000 bond. The victim was treated on the scene for a minor cut to his finger.
