At 4 a.m. Sunday morning, an officer with the Newton County Sheriff’s Department apprehended a man accused of robbing his hometown convenience store late Sunday night.
Bryan Warren was charged in McDonald County with misdemeanor stealing of $500 or less and three felony charges: armed criminal action, first degree robbery and unlawful use of a weapon after an attempt to hold up the Goodman Casey’s General Store with a pocketknife.
A description of Warren and his vehicle was forwarded to Newton County at 1 a.m. Sunday morning, and at 4 a.m. an officer noticed his parked car at Petro truck stop just off I-44 south of Joplin. He waited and soon Warren approached the parked car.
“The guy immediately threw his hands in the air and said, ‘Yeah, it was me,’” said Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland.
The knife was recovered as evidence and sent to McDonald County.
On Monday,Warren pled not guilty. A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for 10 a.m. July 14.
