Longview Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

LONGVIEW — Police arrested a Longview man Tuesday after a victim claimed he was robbed at knifepoint in a convenience store parking lot last week. Brett Andrew Jones, 26, remained jailed Wednesday on $50,000 bond, charged with aggravated robbery. Officers were dispatched to EZ Mart in the 1800 block of South High Street Jan. 24 around 11:30 in connection with a robbery that had just occurred. The victim told officers that a man with a pocket knife robbed him.

According to the Longview News-Journal, the store clerk said the man came into the store prior to the robbery and attempted to use the restroom, but was denied. He then returned to the store with a knife. The store clerk said he fled and the suspect, who was later identified as Jones, attempted to break into the cash register and stole several packs of cigarettes.