UPDATE: 2 Opelika teens in jail following robbery at Salem gas station
Two Opelika teens are in jail tonight in connection to an armed robbery at a Salem gas station.
Image: Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Lee County Sheriff’s Office says their deputies responded to the armed robbery on May 3, 2025, at around 10:43 P.M. Their investigation determined two armed Black males robbed the Salem Get N Go in Lee County, Alabama, stealing about $600 in cash and $100 in vapes and cigars. The clerk was unharmed in the incident.
Following their investigation, two suspects were arrested on May 7, 2025, in connection with this case. 18-year-old Braylon Isayah Meadows and a 17-year-old juvenile, both from Opelika, have been charged with robbery in the 1st degree and are being held in the Lee County Detention Center with no bond.
Image: Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215 STOP (7867).
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