On 12/15/2019 at approximately 1:39 p.m., Neosho officers were dispatched to 201 N. Neosho Boulevard, the Family Market Store, in reference to an armed robbery in progress.
The suspect entered the store, pointed a handgun at the cash register clerk, demanded everything in the drawer and fled the store on foot, going south.
Witnesses stated the suspect ran about a block and got into a black Volkswagen passenger car and they were able to provide a partial license plate number.
The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash and checks.
A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper assigned to the Newton County area spotted a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle in Granby, Missouri . Contact was made with the driver and that driver was identified as a 60-year-old male from Granby, whose name is being withheld pending formal charges.
During the investigation, officers learned the vehicle being driven was stolen from a family member, clothing matching what was worn during the robbery, a gun and cash were located in the vehicle.
The male suspect was booked into the Newton County Jail and the police department will be requesting formal charges with the Newton County Prosecutor's Office for armed robbery first degree, armed criminal action and felony tampering with a motor vehicle first degree.
If anyone has any information on this event, please contact the Newton County Central Dispatch at 417-451-8000.
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