MARYVILLE - Maryville Police Department reported today it has made an arrest in an attempted armed robbery at the Casey's General Store at 2101 S. Center St. in Maryville at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 8.
On Sunday at that time, Maryville Police said a male subject entered Casey’s General, brandished a knife, and ordered the cashier to give him all the money in the drawer. The suspect was described as an older white male (40’s/50’s), with a slender build, dirty blonde hair, wearing a black jacket/coat with a hood and was armed with a kitchen knife. After the cashier refused to comply with the subject’s demands, the subject told the cashier he had an accomplice outside with a gun. The cashier still refused to give the subject any money. The subject then departed the store.
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Maryville Officers arrived on scene and initiated an investigation resulting in the arrest of the following subject: Pierre S. Mark, 49, of Maryville.
Mark was charged by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office with one count of “Attempted Armed Robbery”. Mark's bond was set at $100,000.
(The public is reminded that all arrested persons are merely accused of the charges against them and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law).
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