2 men accused of being armed and demanding entry to a hotel room arrested in Petersburg

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) – Two men were charged with weapons violations after they were allegedly armed and demanding entry to a hotel room in Petersburg. Around midnight on Thursday, Feb. 13, officers responded to a hotel in the 100 block of North Little Church Street. It was reported that two men were armed and demanding entry into a hotel room. According to police, when officers arrived at the scene and tried to approach the men, the suspects fled the scene. The suspects were arrested and identified as 47-year-old Raymond Ruffin and 35-year-old Lamar Raines. Both men were wanted and had outstanding warrants, Raines was wanted for multiple firearm violations and malicious wounding, Ruffin had a bench warrant for violation of a pretrial for murder. Firearm allegedly recovered from Raines. (Courtesy of Petersburg Bureau of Police) According to police, in addition to the outstanding warrants, Raines is now being charged with: Possession of a stolen firearm Obstruction of justice Possession of ammunition by a felon Conspiring to commit robbery Possession of a firearm by a felon Possession of a concealed weapon The additional charges for Ruffin are still pending, both men are being held without bond and their court appearance is pending.