Armed robbery reported at Smiths Station gas station early Friday morning
Lee County deputies are investigating an armed robbery a Smiths Station gas station.
Deputies responded to the Marathon gas station, near Lee Road 248 at U.S. Highway 280, around 5 A.M. on Friday, June 7, 2024. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says a black male entered the gas station armed with handgun and left on foot with an unknown amount of US currency.
The store clerk was not harmed. This is the second armed robbery to occur in the area. On May 17th, the Dollar General behind the gas station was robbed by a male who remains on the run.
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