ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) – Police have identified a Harvest man accused of robbing an Athens convenience store and assaulting a clerk earlier this week.
Investigators with the Athens Police Department said 60-year-old Charles Lewis was identified as the suspect in the Sept. 15 armed robbery at Mike’s Food Mart, located at the intersection of Highway 72 and Lindsay Lane.
During the robbery, police said the store clerk was assaulted and taken to a local hospital. The clerk is expected to recover.
Investigation and arrest
Tips from community members helped investigators locate Lewis’s vehicle. Officers executed a search warrant on the car and recovered evidence linking him to the robbery…