Suspect nabbed for triple robbery in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT – Our news partners at KETK report a New Boston man was taken into custody early Thursday morning following a series of armed robberies at local convenience stores, according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD).

Around 1:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the CEFCO convenience store at 100 Alexander Road after receiving reports of an armed robbery in progress. The suspect, described as a Black male dressed entirely in black and wearing a black face mask, allegedly entered the store armed with a knife and demanded money. Police said the man fled the scene in a white four-door passenger car.

While investigators were still processing the CEFCO scene, a second call came in reporting an attempted robbery at the Tiger Mart located at 2511 W. Ferguson Road. The suspect description and getaway vehicle matched those from the earlier incident, according to Mount Pleasant PD.

Detectives soon learned that New Boston Police Department had responded to a similar armed robbery on the previous night involving a suspect and vehicle matching the same description.

As officers canvassed the area, they located a vehicle resembling the suspect’s car parked at the E-Z Mart at 300 W. Ferguson Road. Police made contact with the driver, identified as William Gossett, 49 of New Boston, who matched the description provided by witnesses.

Gossett was arrested at the scene and transported to the Titus County Jail, where he faces two counts of aggravated robbery in connection with the Mount Pleasant incidents.

According to MPPD, all stolen money was recovered and returned to the businesses. No injuries were reported in any of the robberies.