Century Resident Busted After Convenience Store Robbery

December 5, 2013

A former Century resident was quickly arrested for the robbery of a Gulf Beach Highway convenience store.

Troy Anthony Smith, Jr. 23, was charged with the robbery of the Circle K at 2700 Gulf Beach Highway.

Smith, who was known to the clerk, came into the store and asked for change for a twenty. As the clerk made change, Smith grabbed cash from the register, a struggle followed and Smith ran out of the store. The clerk said she knew the robbery suspect as a regular customer named “Troy” and that he was living in a trailer park not far from the store. She provided a detail description of the suspect, and surveillance  included a prominent scar or scab on his face.

As  a K-9 was conducting a search, a deputy spotted Smith on Bainbridge Avenue and he was taken into custody without incident.

Smith provided a Freedom Road, Century address when he was booked into the Escambia County Jail. He remained jailed with bond set at $16,000.

Comments

3 Responses to “Century Resident Busted After Convenience Store Robbery”

  1. Dennis on December 6th, 2013 7:59 am

    This just shows just how drugs make people very, very ……..uhhh…… unintelligent!!! Gotta be politically correct!

  2. Everett on December 5th, 2013 9:31 pm

    First rule of robbery. Never rob a store where they know you by name.

  3. Ben Thar on December 5th, 2013 4:49 pm

    Yep, it definitely looks like he’s busted.

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