LAKE CITY, Fla. — A Lake City man is facing charges after a robbery at a store Dec. 2. Lake City officers were called to Dollar General on NE Bascom Norris Drive at about 6:30 p.m.
Officers were told the robbery involved a suspect armed with a handgun who threatened a store employee. Police identified the suspect as Aljowan Jones, 33.
Jones entered the store, selected an alcoholic beverage, and left without paying, a Lake City police news release states. When confronted by a store employee, Jones exposed a handgun in his waistband and threatened to kill the employee and others, the news release states.
A warrant for Jones’ arrest was issued and officers took him into custody Tuesday, the news release states.
Jones is facing charges of robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and petit theft, the news release states.
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