A man arrested in for an attempted robbery on Southeast Belmont that left a man paralyzed by gunshots confessed to the crime, according to court documents.

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Jimmy Kashi as shown in a police mug shot.

Multnomah County prosecutors are charging Jimmy Kashi, who is suspected of shooting 41-year-old Chester Yeom during the attempted robbery in early March. He was tending the store for a friend at the time of the robbery.

Documents showed that Portland Police Detective James McCausland was interviewing Kashi in Vancouver after his arrest.

"Kashi told us that he was responsible for the robbery and shooting of the store clerk on Sunday March 4th, 2007 on SE 34th and SE Belmont Street," the statement read.

Chester Yeom was shot in the head during a robbery attempt at a Belmont grocery store.

"Kashi states he obtains a revolver from Kojo and then walks to the market, does the robbery and runs back to the waiting vehicles. Kashi explains because he is being pursued he does not get into the Corvette but continues running until he sees the Corvette on SE 37the Avenue where he gets into the passenger seat and flees the area. Kashi states the (sic) Kojo tells him to get out and that after a short distance he gets out and gets into the Explorer driven by his girlfriend Marjorie and leaves the area. Kashi stated the plan was that he was to leave in the Corvette so the (sic) Marjorie Reyes was not driving the get away vehicle."

Kojo refers to suspected accomplice Toshio Takanobu, who was also later arrested along with Shamarke Hassan. Takanobu also confessed to his role in the crimes, detectives said in the documents.

Detectives also said Hassan knew the driver of the Corvette and saw Kojo in possession of a gun.

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Reyes in court

Meanwhile, the fourth person arrested in the case will be extradited to Portland to face charges.

Police and U.S. Marshals on Tuesday arrested 25-year-old Marjorie Reyes at the Clark County courthouse where she was facing another charge.

She waived extradition in court on Wednesday.

Police think the suspects may be responsible for several other hold-ups.

During their investigation, Vancouver Police interviewed Reyes, who said she had been Kashi’s boyfriend since October, 2006 but the two had recently broken up and she was considering a restraining order, according to police reports.

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Portland Police say Toshio Takanobu was driving the Orange Corvette used in the Belmont Market robbery

Background: Neighborhood shocked by shooting

Yeom is in critical condition and paralyzed from the neck down.

Donations are being accepted at any US Bank branch in Chester Yeom's name.

(KGW Reporter Pat Dooris contributed to this story)