Durham Police arrested a Chapel Hill man after he allegedly robbed a gas station store with a knife Sunday night.
The police department shared a release on Monday saying it arrested Bryant Lamont Boyd, 48, of Chapel Hill after an incident at the Family Fare store on Hillandale Road. Officers charged Bryant with robbery with a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a counterfeit controlled substance with the intent to sell or deliver.
According to the release, officers responded to an armed robbery call at the gas station store. Around 11:15 p.m., a man had entered the business and approached the counter while holding a knife in his right hand. The suspect pushed an employee, took the cash drawer from the register and left on foot.
A description of the suspect was broadcast to all officers, who was said to have been heading toward Croasdaile Drive. A short time after officers responded to the call, a Durham Police K9 officer and his K9 located a man matching the description of the suspect while in the 3000 block of Croasdaile Drive.
The Durham Police Department said Boyd was placed in Durham County Jail under a $150,000 bond.
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