Suspect Arrested In Spring Walgreens Robberies

CONROE, TX – A man who police say robbed two Spring-area Walgreens Stores and got away with narcotics from the pharmacy over the weekend was arrested and charged with two counts of robbery. Ronald L. Jackson, 43, was in the Montgomery County Jail.

Lt. Scott Spencer, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said on Aug. 3, Jackson went into the Walgreens store 400 block of Sawdust Road and walked to the pharmacy in the back of the store.

The clerk said Jackson handed over a note that demanded a certain type of controlled substance and told the clerk he had a gun. Investigators said once Jackson got what he wanted, he walked out of the store and drove off in a red sedan.

On Aug. 4, police said Jackson went to a second Walgreens store in the 400 block of Rayford Road and as he did in the first robbery, went to the pharmacy and demanded drugs and told the clerk he had a gun before leaving the store.

Investigators reviewed video from the robberies and began canvassing the area nearby. Police received information that Jackson was living at the Imperial Chase Apartments in the 25500 block of Brookhaven Drive. Investigators went to the apartment complex and found a red sedan that matched the description from the robberies.

Investigators went to the apartment where the car was registered and while they were speaking with the woman inside, noticed a man laying on the floor inside the apartment. Police recognized the man from the video as Jackson.

Investigators arrested Jackson and found the drugs from the robbery inside the apartment.

Jackson is facing two first degree felony charges with aggravated robbery.

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