Police seek Easton man who allegedly tied up and robbed two men at gunpoint

May 07, 2024

Police are looking for Iziah Knighton, who they say robbed and tied up two men Aug. 25 in a garage in Easton.Courtesy of the Easton Police Department

Easton police are looking for a 38-year-old city man who robbed and tied up two men at gunpoint on Friday, according to a news release and court records.

Police are looking for Iziah M. Knighton, who they say robbed the men around midday Aug. 25 in a garage in the 1000 block of Pine Street in Easton, court records say.

Knighton was wearing a ski mask, held a gun in one hand and held a stun device in the other, police said. He took a gold-and-diamond bracelet and wallet from one of the men and car keys from the other, police said. Then Knighton ordered the men to lie down, used zip ties to bind their wrists, threatened them and left, according to court records.

A surveillance video shows Knighton drive away in a BMW 430 belonging to one of the victims, police said. Police said the car owner freed himself and saw Knighton park the BMW a block away from the garage, then drive away in a black Mitsubishi. The car owner allegedly told police his wallet was missing from the car.

A registration obtained through a plate reader showed the Mitsubishi is owned by a car lot in Pen Argyl, police said. The car lot is owned by Knighton, according to Easton police. Police said they didn’t find Knighton at the car lot on Tuesday.

Knighton was charged with the robbery and related crimes on Thursday. The Easton Police Department’s Special Response Unit went to a home associated with Knighton to arrest him on Friday but he wasn’t there, Easton Police Lieutenant Matthew Gerould told lehighvalleylive.com.

Knighton is 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 230 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, court papers say. In addition to the black ski mask, during the robbery he was wearing a light grey hoodie, dark grey cargo pants and black shoes, as well as gloves with an exposed red cuff, police said.

Knighton is charged with robbery, unlawful restraint, theft, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass, simple assault and making terroristic threats.

Knighton is believed to be armed. Anyone who sees him or knows where he might be is asked to dial 9-1-1, Gerould said.

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