Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Jonesboro police have arrested a man for a string of Facebook Marketplace robberies. Previously, JPD had arrested a different man for these same charges, but he was later released.

District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause on Jan. 16 to charge 20-year-old Lavell Crawford with two counts of aggravated robbery, a class Y felony, and two counts of criminal attempt, a class A felony.

The charges came after police said they received several reports of victims saying they met with someone who had been trying to sell them a PlayStation 5 video game console on Facebook Marketplace. The first three incidents occurred Dec. 24 and 31, 2025, and Jan. 3.

According to the affidavit, when they met, the suspect pulled an assault rifle on the victims to rob them. In the Dec. 24 and 31 incidents, where the suspect was known as “Drip Vel” on the profile associated with the transaction, no money was stolen. On the Jan. 3 incident, the suspect, now calling himself “Jamal Brown” on the associated profile, was able to make off with $250.

At the time, police connected 23-year-old Kaleb Jamall Valentine to the crimes. On Jan. 3, he was arrested and given a $1 million cash/surety bond. However, three days later, he was released from the Craighead County Detention Center. According to local news outlets, his case was dismissed after prosecutors found the evidence cleared Valentine of the charges.

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The affidavit said that, over a week later, on Jan. 12, officers responded to an address on Gwen Cove for another armed robbery, with the victim explaining they attempted to buy a PlayStation 5 from a “Jamal Brown” on Facebook. The same series of events occurred, with “Brown” pulling out a gun, taking $225 from the victim, and telling the victim to leave as he walked away.

Photos were found on an Instagram page provided to the Jonesboro police department for identification, with several officers naming Crawford as a suspect. A photo lineup was conducted and all the victims chose Crawford’s photo as the robbery suspect. The affidavit said that a warrant to Meta Platforms Inc. was also submitted for all associated Facebook and Instagram accounts in the case.

Upon review, conversations detailed the Gwen Cove robbery on Dec. 31, 2025. A photo of Crawford at the scene was found. Crawford was also captured on a doorbell camera across the street from the robbery location, according to police.

On Jan. 12, a warrant was requested and later signed by Fowler for Crawford. Crawford was arrested on Jan. 14 and taken to the Craighead County Detention Center, where he is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond due to having multiple arrests in 2025 and failure-to-appear charges in the past. Fowler also ordered Crawford to wear a GPS ankle monitor upon release.

Crawford’s next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 27.