Armed Citizen in SC Helps to Stop Dangerous Crime Spree by Two Armed Robbers

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Posted yesterday, but dated.

Two robbery suspects were captured last week with the help of an unidentified armed citizen in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The suspects are responsible for at least two recent robberies in the area and possibly up to four, according to a local ABC affiliate.

The two men entered a gas station Wednesday night with their faces covered and armed with a gun and demanded money from the clerk. Once they had cash in hand, they turned to leave, but shot at the clerk on their way out. Fortunately, the bullet only grazed the clerk, causing a small cut to his arm, a minor non-life threatening injury.

But unfortunately for the suspects, there was an armed citizen outside of the store which witnessed the incident as it happened. That man pulled out his own firearm and detained 17-year-old Deion Watson at gunpoint until police arrived. The other suspect, 23-year-old Markel Jovan Wright ran off, but was captured the following day in Huger by U.S. Marshals.

Both suspects remain behind bars, charged with armed robbery for two robberies that happened within days of each other. Police are still investigating the suspects’ possible involvement in at least two other robberies.

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