Asheville armed robbery suspect arrested, charged: Police

Man arrested hours after armed robbery at local convenience store, officers say

A man is in custody following an armed robbery at a convenience store in Asheville, North Carolina.

Asheville armed robbery suspect arrested, charged: Police

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) -- A man was arrested Tuesday after displayed a gun, but officers also learned the man had also robbed a convenience store just hours earlier. According to the Asheville Police Department, officers arrived at a business on Merrimon Avenue at around 12:36 a.m., after receiving reports of a man with a gun. Officers located the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Phillip Junior Mallard, and arrested him. Officials said that Ma…