Rake-Wielding Man Arrested for East Texas Robbery

LUFKIN (AP) – Lufkin-area authorities say a parolee has been arrested after employees at a convenience store say he wore a towel around his face as a mask and used a rake as a weapon during a robbery this week. A surveillance video at the store showed the robber Sunday afternoon getting into a car that later was located by Lufkin police and linked to Calvin Rushing, 43. The Lufkin Daily News reports the towel and rake were found in the trunk of Rushing’s car. Records show Rushing was released on parole last September after he was sentenced in 1993 to 40 years for aggravated robbery. He also has a record for felony escape and burglary. He’s now jailed in Angelina County under $100,000 bond.