Freestone County armed robbery suspect caught in Houston

FREESTONE COUNTY, Texas ( FOX 44 ) – One of four suspects in a Freestone County armed robbery has been apprehended in Houston.

The Freestone County Sheriff’s Office originally responded to an armed robbery at the Road Ranger Truck Stop in Dew last March. Sheriff Jeremy Shipley says four masked suspects entered the business and held the attendant at gunpoint. Cash and merchandise were stolen by the suspects, who then left the scene in a vehicle. Through the investigation, evidence at the scene resulted in the identification of at least one of the four suspects and the issuance of warrants for his arrest.

Sheriff Shipley announced on Thursday morning that with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, the identified suspect was found and apprehended in the Houston area. The suspect is awaiting extradition back to Freestone County for the charges of Aggravated Robbery, a first-degree felony; and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity Use/Exhibit Deadly Weapon, a first-degree felony.

This investigation is still ongoing, as the three remaining suspects are still at large.

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