Robbery suspect waives hearing

A Cape Girardeau man accused of planning the robbery of a local KFC restaurant last summer waived his right to a preliminary hearing in court Thursday.

Jimmy Walker, 30, of Village on the Green, appeared briefly in court before Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp, who ordered the defendant bound over to circuit court.

Walker is charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the July 21 robbery of the restaurant, 2101 William St., in which $2,200 was stolen. He is accused of planning the robbery and acting as the getaway driver.

Two teenagers who carried out the heist pleaded guilty in the case and were sentenced earlier this year to 10 years in prison.