UPDATE: Man arrested in connection to Marathon armed robbery; 3 more suspects still wanted
Deputies were told four males entered the store with handguns and demanded money from the register. They fled the scene in a silver Ford Escape.
UPDATE (3/30) : A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the armed robbery of the Marathon gas station at 4505 Broadway.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, investigators found the vehicle that was connected to the incident Wednesday morning around 7 a.m.
The silver Ford Escape was found at Discovery Inn on Chambers Road with a man sitting inside of it. Deputies discovered that this vehicle had been reported stolen out of Warner Robins, and that the man inside was in possession of ecstasy pills.
The man was interviewed and identified as Antonio Peek. He is currently being held without bond at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. He is charged with theft and armed robbery as well as other drug-related charges.
Investigators are still searching for the three other suspects said to have been involved in the robbery.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a Macon gas station was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night.
It happened just before 9 p.m. at Marathon, located at 4505 Broadway.
Deputies were told four males entered the store with handguns and demanded money from the register. They fled the scene in a silver Ford Escape.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information.
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