Nashville, TN - The two persons responsible for Friday’s execution of two Bellacino’s Pizza employees during a robbery of the White Bridge Road restaurant are now in custody.

Jason S. Bobo, 21, a former employee of the restaurant who was fired for theft in May, and his friend, Crystle Rutherford, 18, a Whites Creek High School student, gave full confessions this evening during questioning by West Precinct Detective Brad Putnam and Commander Mickey Miller.

Jason S. Bobo Crystle Rutherford

Bobo was taken into custody at 2:45 p.m. today after members of the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force and Metro SWAT officers assigned to the Special Response Team discovered him hiding in an attic at 2546 Highland Trace Drive, the home of his former girlfriend. Officers talked to Bobo for about 15 minutes before persuading him to come down from the attic. He was unarmed and was arrested without incident.

During an interview, Bobo admitted to shooting Bellacino’s manager Chris Caris and employee Joshua Cole in the back of their heads. Bobo said that he targeted Bellacino’s for robbery due to his familiarity with its layout and operation. He did not, however, give an explanation for killing Caris and Cole, except for acknowledging that Caris could have identified him through their prior work together at the restaurant.

Rutherford was arrested at her 504 Dyne Court home shortly before 7 p.m. She has admitted to being the second armed robber and Bobo’s accomplice. The two were brought to the White Bridge Road area by one driver and were taken away by another. Detectives have interviewed both drivers. They have not been charged at present.

Bobo and Rutherford are each being charged with two counts of criminal homicide.

“Commander Mickey Miller, Detective Brad Putnam, Sergeant Freddie Stromatt, and their colleagues at the West Precinct have worked around the clock since Friday night to get these two cowardly murder suspects off our streets,” Chief Ronal Serpas. “I am very proud of their excellent and dedicated work.”

Chief Serpas also expressed his appreciation to the department’s Special Response Team, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for their valuable assistance in the investigation.