A Bowling Green man pleaded guilty Monday to four criminal counts in connection with two restaurant robberies.

Justin Lamar McDonald, 22, 1712-D McGregor Court, entered guilty pleas in Warren Circuit Court to first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.

The first-degree robbery and both wanton endangerment charges stemmed from a Jan. 23 robbery of the Country Mill restaurant at U.S. 31-W By-Pass.

McDonald and three others, Misty Dawn Rhodes, Ronald Glenn Butler and Terry Lee Johnson III, were charged in connection with the incident at the Country Mill.

Rhodes, a Country Mill employee, is alleged to have provided information to McDonald about store operations in advance of the robbery.

The wanton endangerment charges originated from allegations that McDonald, who was armed with a handgun, fired it into a room occupied by a Country Mill employee.

McDonald’s guilty plea to second-degree robbery came from his involvement in an Oct. 13 robbery of Burger King at 3020 Scottsville Road.

McDonald, Joshua Jackson and Donnie Dickerson Jr., an assistant manager at Burger King at the time it was robbed, were all charged in connection with the incident.

Additional charges stemming from allegations that the gun used in the robbery had been stolen were dismissed in the plea agreement, and the second-degree robbery charge had been amended down from first-degree robbery.

Prosecutors have recommended a total sentence of 20 years for McDonald, who is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 26 by Warren Circuit Judge Steve Wilson.

Arrest — James T. Greer, 43, 1229 Herrington St., Apt. A, was arrested at about 4:15 p.m. Monday and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia (second or greater offense), two counts of second-degree possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

According to a Bowling Green Police Department report, someone reported a van driving erratically on Campbell Lane toward Smallhouse Road at about 3:50 p.m. Monday. Moments later, another caller reported a person passed out on Campbell Lane near Bowling Green Junior High School.

Police learned the van was registered to Greer and made contact with him at his residence. According to the police report, Greer said he had been drinking alcohol at a friend’s house and was told to leave. Greer failed a field sobriety test.

While en route to the jail, Greer attempted to destroy several Xanax and Valium pills he had concealed.

He remains in Warren County Regional Jail under a $2,500 bond.

Arrests — Jody Andrew Cherry, 29, 2039 Russellville Road, No. 55, and Jennifer L. Young, 29, 729 Franklin Road, were arrested at about 5:15 a.m. Saturday outside Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1201 Morgantown Road, according to a city police report.

Both were charged with knowingly possessing anhydrous ammonia outside the appropriate container with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, while Young was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

A city police officer saw Cherry standing outside a car and Young sitting slumped over in the passenger seat.

When Young saw the officer, she appeared to wrap something in a red shirt and it inside the vehicle.

Young told police she and Cherry walked to Wal-Mart to meet a friend who was driving the car and who was in the store and planned to take them home. Young denied being in the car when asked about the shirt, the report stated.

Young’s arms had several needle marks, according to police, and she told police she injects methamphetamine.

Police saw a metal tank in the car’s back seat covered by a shirt and two used syringes in Young’s purse. Police then notified the Bowling Green Fire Department, EMS and Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, whose meth lab team removed the tank from the car.

Cherry remains jailed under a $7,500 bond, and Young remains jailed under a $5,000 bond.

Assault — A Bowling Green man reported being hit, knocked down and kicked in the head by three men on Kentucky Street between 6 p.m. and 9:41 p.m. Aug. 30, according to a city police report. The man said the three men attacked him from behind and he did not know who they were.

Burglary — Someone broke into a trailer in the 2700 block of Nashville Road between 10 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday and stole a laptop computer and 16 articles of children’s clothing, according to a city police report.

The back door had been pried open at the top and the windows cracked. Losses totaled $1,740.

Burglary, assault, theft — Someone broke into a residence in the 1500 block of Old Louisville Road, struck its occupant in the head and stole a pack of cigarettes between 10 p.m. and 11:32 p.m. Aug. 30, according to a city police report. The victim said he did not see the assailant.

Burglary, criminal mischief — Someone broke into an apartment in the 1600 block of Westen Street between 4:10 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sunday and stole a PlayStation 3, eight video games and $20 in cash, according to a city police report.

Glass on the patio door was broken. Damage and losses totaled $1,060.

Criminal mischief — Someone damaged garage doors in the 900 block of Old Barren River Road between 11 p.m. and 11:28 p.m. Sunday, according to a city police report.

One wooden door and one aluminum door were dented and broken from their tracks. A vehicle apparently backed into the garage, the report stated. Damage totaled $1,500.

Forgery — A Clearwater, Fla., man reported that someone wrote him a forged check in the amount of $200 for an area rug between 10:05 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Aug. 27, according to a city police report.

A Chase Bank representative contacted by police was unable to locate any type of account for the suspect and could not verify the account number on the check.

Robbery — A Bowling Green man reported being struck in the face by another man, who stole $700 from him outside a mobile home in the 2000 block of Russellville Road, according to a police report.

The victim said he was robbed by his friend after they had unsuccessfully attempted to buy speed and needles from another man at Skyline Mobile Home Park.

Police have been unable to contact the suspect.

Theft — Someone stole a trailer parked behind Econo Signs, 1816 Louisville Road, between 4 p.m. Aug. 28 and 2 p.m. Aug. 31, according to a city police report.

The victim later reported that someone stole four puppies in a pen belonging to him behind the business between 4 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Friday, the report stated. Losses totaled $1,500.

Theft — Someone stole two air conditioning units from a maintenance building at the Housing Authority of Bowling Green, 247 Double Springs Road, between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to a city police report. Losses totaled $6,000.

Theft — Someone stole a 1996 GMC 1500 King Cab pickup truck parked in the 800 block of Church Avenue between 9 p.m. and 10:13 p.m. Friday, according to a city police report. Losses totaled $4,500.

Theft — Someone stole about $80,000 worth of gold and silver coins from a residence in the 3000 block of Springwood Drive between 8 a.m. June 29 and 8 p.m. Aug. 21, according to a city police report.

The victim reported that her grandson and his friend stole the coins from a safe in the room where her grandson had been staying and sold many of them to area pawn brokers and other businesses.

When contacted by police, the victim’s grandson admitted to taking the coins, which he said belonged to his deceased uncle. The grandson told police that since the coins were in the safe in his bedroom, he took them and sold them and that he gambled away the money he got for the coins.

He also said he was attempting to pay the family back for the coins. Police have been unable to contact the grandson’s friend.

Theft of identity — A Bowling Green woman reported receiving a check for $3,499.86 from Holdfast Technologies in Ohio along with a letter saying she had been selected to become a consumer service evaluator between 2:16 p.m. and 2:38 p.m. Friday, according to a city police report.

The letter indicated she had filled out a survey to become an evaluator, but the woman told police she had never heard of this business and suspected that someone from the company had obtained her personal information unlawfully.

Police confirmed that the company existed, and contacted the bank from which the check was issued. The bank confirmed that the company was a client of theirs, but police were unable to contact Holdfast representatives.

Theft of identity, fraudulent use of a credit card — A Bowling Green woman reported that someone fraudulently made two purchases totaling $505.65 on her debit card at businesses in New York between 11:42 a.m. and 12:01 p.m. Friday, according to a city police report.

Theft of registration plate — Someone stole the registration plate from a 1991 Dodge Caravan parked at Lee Miars Transmission Shop, 945 U.S. 31W By-Pass, between 10 a.m. Sept. 2 and 4:59 p.m. Sunday, according to a city police report.