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Defense attorney claims client was 'nowhere near' Swansea robbery

SWANSEA, Mass. (WPRI) — A man suspected of robbing a courier at gunpoint in Swansea appeared in court Wednesday, but his attorney says they have the wrong man.

 

Giovany Fouyolle, 29, was arrested Monday in connection with a robbery outside the BayCoast Bank on Swansea Mall Drive. Police said the courier was making a delivery when he was approached by two suspects, who demanded the money.

 

The courier resisted, however, and fired two shots at the men, who fled in a U-Haul van, according to police.

 

Read more at wpri.com.

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