LANCASTER, SC — Deputies say they have arrested the man responsible for two armed robberies on Thursday, January 5th.
According to detectives, 26-year-old James White was arrested Wedensday for robbing the Stop & Shop and Pantry Pak between 8:30 and 9pm.
The owner of the Stop & Shop reported that a man came in wearing a dust mask, carrying a gun wrapped in a cloth, and demanding money. The owner, according to deputies, dropped some bills at the suspect’s feet and then swung at him with a metal pipe when he bent down to get them. The suspect escaped before deputies could arrive, but a search of the area led them to another nearby store, the Pantry Pak, where the owner also reported having just been robbed by a suspect matching the same description.
Information gathered by detectives led them to White’s apartment on Wylie Circle where a search revealed items believed to be connected to the robberies, according to reports.
White was arrested and charged with two counts each of Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Violent Crime.
Investigators say they are still working to determine if White may have been connected to other recent robberies as well.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at 803-283-3388 or Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372).
