Sixteen-year-old Trevonte Edwards was identified as the gunman in a January armed robbery at a fast-food restaurant, a police detective testified Wednesday.

Two bandits robbed manager Verna Williams at the Church's Fried Chicken, 1503 Montgomery St., on Jan. 8 of about $385, Detective Tonya Reid testified.

Willie Yancey II, Chatham County Recorder's Court Judge Pro Tem, ruled probable cause had been shown to send armed robbery charges against Edwards and co-defendant Dwayne McLoud, also 16, to Superior Court.

Both are being tried as adults, but remain in juvenile custody in an Atlanta-area detention center because of their ages.

The Church's robbery occurred the same date that 78-year-old John Green was gunned down outside the Chu's convenience store on Waters Avenue during a robbery.

Edwards was sent to Superior Court in that case Feb. 9.

He also is charged in two other January robberies.

According to Reid, both Edwards and McLoud were wearing hooded sweatshirts when they entered the Church's.

They earlier ordered a "10-piece chicken" and had been in and out of the business several times that night before the robbery, she said.

Witnesses placed McLoud at the door acting as the look-out, Reid said.

One of the witnesses identified the gunman as having "a tear mark tattoo on his face under his eye," a description that fit Edwards, the detective said.

After his arrest, Edwards denied being involved in the robbery but said he was in the neighborhood and "had gone back into Church's to see if they would recognize him," Reid said.