2 arrested in McDonald's charity robbery in Lehigh Acres

By FOX 4 Staff

CREATED Sep. 7, 2012 - UPDATED: Sep. 7, 2012

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  • Kayla Cortez Blake Albritton

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - Lee County deputies arrested two people for snatching a Ronald McDonald charity box early this morning from a Lehigh Acres's McDonald's restaurant.

Just before 3 a.m. an unknown person flagged down a Lee County deputy telling him that a gold vehicle had left the parking lot at a high rate of speed.  The deputy spotted the vehicle where it lost control and spun into a ditch north of Business Way and Beth Stacy Boulevard.

20-year-old Kayla Cortez was taken into custody along with her passenger, 24-year-old Blake Albritton.  Two other passengers in the back seat where questioned but not charged. 

Cortez and Albritton face charges of grand theft and possessing a controlled substance without a prescription.

Look for video of the robbery on FOX 4 News at 6.