MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two brothers are in jail for allegedly taking $3 from an East Memphis convenience store at gunpoint Tuesday after one of their debit cards was declined, according to Memphis Police.
Howard Smith, 21, and Amari Smith, 22, are both charged with aggravated robbery and are both held in jail on $150,000 bond.
Officers say they were called to the Cherry Express in the 1500 block of Cherry Road around 6:50 p.m. regarding an armed robbery call.
The gas station employee told detectives it started when a man, later identified as Howard Smith Jr., came into the store and tried to buy cigars for $1.69 with his debit card…