Deputies Apprehend Gas Station Robbery Suspect Following Car Chase

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a suspect following an armed robbery of a local convenience store on Monday evening, March 04, 2013.

According to Debbie Tanna, Public Information Officer, deputies were called to the Exxon Short Stop at 2227 Bingham Drive at around 7:00 p.m. after the suspect demanded money at gunpoint. The suspect was described as a black male, six feet five inches tall, approximately 220 pounds, with an Afro hairstyle. He was wearing a black shirt and black pants and was last seen driving a green Ford, Expedition.

While deputies were busy cordoning off the crime scene, the suspect returned and was identified by witnesses. Deputies gave chase as the suspect led officers nearly 100 miles down Bingham Drive, Raeford Road, Skibo Road, back onto Raeford Road, down the All American Expressway, through Haymount and the downtown area. Then he drove into Eastover via I-95, into Harnett County and was finally stopped by stop sticks at mile marker 100 in Johnston County.

The suspect’s name was not available late Monday, as he had yet to be processed at the Cumberland County Detention Center. 

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