Tickfaw man arrested, accused of robbing Covington store at gunpoint

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TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a man over the weekend who allegedly robbed a Covington store at gunpoint.

Deputies report that at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, they were called to the scene of an armed robbery at a cellphone store on Louisiana Highway 190 near Covington.

Employees told deputies that the man allegedly walked into the store, dressed in dark-colored clothing, with a mask and gloves and demanded cash and cell phones before fleeing.

Through an investigation and with the help of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, detectives identified the man as 47-year-old Howard Julian from Tickfaw.

A search warrant was issued to search his home where deputies said they found the items taken from the store.

Julian was arrested and booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail as a fugitive from St. Tammany Parish on charges of possession of stolen property. Once transported to St. Tammany Parish, Julian will be booked on a charge of armed robbery.

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