Facial recognition and DNA connect man to string of armed robberies – The Cincinnati Enquirer

Jerome Mosley(Photo: Provided/Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)

An Over-the-Rhine man has been charged in three separate robberies using facial recognition and DNA from a coffee cup.

Jerome Mosley, 64, is charged with multiple counts of aggravated robbery.

While investigating the Jan. 10 armed robbery of the Vine Street Market in Hartwell, officers captured a clear image of the suspect from surveillance footage, according to court documents

Using a system called "Mug Master" available through the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, investigatorsautomatically compared the image to all of the mugshots in the system.

Cincinnati police Lt. Steve Saunders explained this system often gives officers a few different suspects they can look into.

With the facial recognition results and further investigation, officers were able to create a photo line-up and present it to witnesses, who identified Mosley, Saunders said.

Mosley has also been indicted on charges connected to the Jan. 21 armed robbery of a Gold Star Chili.

Mosley was arrested on Jan. 24.Since that arrest, his DNA matched him to a third robbery.

On the same day as the Gold Star Chili robbery, a Days Inn was robbed in Springdale, police said.

According to court documents, a suspect held the clerk at gunpoint threatening to kill him.

"A coffee cup left behind by the defendant was swabbed for DNA," Springdale police reported. "A CODIS hit was received on Jerome Mosley."

By the time Springdale police received the news, Mosley was already in jail. New charges were filed.

Mosley is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $750,000 bond awaiting trial.

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