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Junction City robbery suspect charged (November 13, 2012) |
JUNCTION CITY — Two robbery attempts in Junction City resulted in the arrest Sunday of a Boyle County man.
Joshua A. Snow, 26, of Spring Valley Road, was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly made two attempts to rob individuals in the Junction City area.
He was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery.
Junction City Police Chief Merl Baldwin said Snow had a gun and approached the first victim in the parking lot at the Dollar General store in Junction City. After the intended victim asked if he knew the would-be robber, Snow got in red car and drove away, Baldwin said.
A short time later, police received a call that a second robbery attempt had occurred outside Hardee’s in Junction City. The victim in that attempt, who was approached while still in the parking lot, reached for his cell phone, which prompted Snow to return to his car and flee.
According to Baldwin, police apprehended Snow “within the hour,” when he returned to Dollar General to shop. He is lodged in the Boyle County Detention Center.
Some local media reported that Snow was arrested for a Saturday robbery of two men near Centre College. That report is inaccurate, due to an error of a police department employee, Danville Police Chief Tony Gray said this morning.
Staff Writer Stephanie Mojica contributed to this report.
Joshua A. Snow, 26, of Spring Valley Road, was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly made two attempts to rob individuals in the Junction City area.
He was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery.
Junction City Police Chief Merl Baldwin said Snow had a gun and approached the first victim in the parking lot at the Dollar General store in Junction City. After the intended victim asked if he knew the would-be robber, Snow got in red car and drove away, Baldwin said.
A short time later, police received a call that a second robbery attempt had occurred outside Hardee’s in Junction City. The victim in that attempt, who was approached while still in the parking lot, reached for his cell phone, which prompted Snow to return to his car and flee.
According to Baldwin, police apprehended Snow “within the hour,” when he returned to Dollar General to shop. He is lodged in the Boyle County Detention Center.
Some local media reported that Snow was arrested for a Saturday robbery of two men near Centre College. That report is inaccurate, due to an error of a police department employee, Danville Police Chief Tony Gray said this morning.
Staff Writer Stephanie Mojica contributed to this report.
