KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man being held in a Missouri jail is charged in the Dec. 9 robbery of an Overland Park middle school student's backpack.
Kory Atkinson is charged in Johnson County District Court with aggravated robbery; armed with a dangerous weapon.
Atkinson waived extraction and will be taken back to Johnson County to face the felony charge.
He also is a suspect in the burglary of a vehicle that happened just before the robbery.
Both crimes occurred at about 8 a.m. near West 132nd and Outlook streets.
Overland Park police said the suspect pointed a gun at the 11-year-old girl and took her backpack.
She was walking to Overland Trail Middle School.
On the day of the robbery, the victim's mother told KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig that her daughter was physically OK.
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The mother also said she didn't see how she would be comfortable with her daughter continuing to walk to school.
Overland Trail Middle School Principal Dr. Trent Stern sent a letter to families after the robbery that stated the "safety and well-being of our students is always our top priority."
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