Walker County investigators are investigating an armed robbery at the Circle K Convenience Store in the Fairview community.
According to an incident report, an unidentified suspect broke a display monitor with a metal pipe at the entrance of the store, located at 1897 McFarland Ave. in Rossville. The person then allegedly pointed the pipe at the clerk and said, “Give me the money in the registers, or I’ll beat you to [expletive] death.”
The suspect is accused of taking $98 in cash, a carton of Marlboro cigarettes, a BIC lighter the clerk’s LG cellphone and two packs of cigarettes of an unidentified brand.
The clerk called the sheriff’s office around 1 a.m. today. Investigators have security camera footage of the robbery.
According to the incident report, the suspect is about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, with blue eyes and a light-colored goatee. He wore a white hoodie with black horizontal stripes.
The clerk told an investigator the suspect left the store and headed down Mission Ridge Road.