Pair Charged In Astro Express Robbery

Two people currently in a Washington County jail after a police pursuit and robbery at a Portland hotel in October have been indicted by a Wasco County grand jury on charges stemming from the armed robbery of a gas station in The Dalles earlier that month.  According to a statement from The Dalles Police Department, 37-year-old Joshua Luther and 28-year-old Michelle Luther are each charged with three counts of robbery in the first degree and unlawful use of a weapon in the robbery that occurred at the Astro Express gas station on 2600 West 6th in The Dalles on October 23.  The pair were arrested two days later after robbing a hotel in Portland and eventually leading police on a lengthy pursuit that resulted in several crashes and shots being fired at officers, ending in Tualatin when Joshua Luther was shot by a Tigard police officer.  Joshua Luther faces 23 charges and Michelle Luther 15 as a result of that incident, including attempted aggravated murder.

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