Police arrest man accused of pointing ‘AK-47 style rifle’ at clerk in Troy gas station robbery

TROY (WWJ) — Troy Police have arrested a man accused in a gunpoint gas station robbery caught on video.

Joseph Louis Carter, 38, is charged with Armed Robbery, Felon in Possession of Firearm, and two counts of Felony Firearm – Second Offense, in connection with an incident at the Shell station on Rochester Road at South Boulevard.

At around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 20, police said the suspect walked in carrying “what appeared to be an AK-47 style rifle,” approached the cash register, and demanded money.

Joseph Louis Carter Photo credit Troy PD

Heard in security video released by police, the suspect tells the clerk, “Give me everything.”…

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