UPDATED JAN. 31:
Lynchburg police have arrested a man in connection with the Jan. 23 robbery of an Old Forest Road convenience store.
Derrick Christopher Beard, 33, of Amherst, is charged with armed robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and willfully preventing a person from summoning law enforcement.
Police said a man entered the Old Forest Road Food Mart that day with a handgun and demanded money from the clerk.After getting some money, he fled.
JAN 24.:
Lynchburg police are investigating the armed robbery of an Old Forest Road convenience store Monday night.
Police went to the Food Mart at 3216 Old Forest Road around 10:56 p.m., where a clerk told them a man with a black handgun had demanded money from the register.
The man left with some money.
He's described as:
- black,
- about six feet tall,
- weighing 190 to 200 pounds,
- wearing light-colored sweatpants and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, knows the identity of the suspect, or has information regarding this crime should contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900.
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