HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Police in Huntington arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly tried to rob a pharmacy with a box cutter.
Officers were dispatched to reports of an armed robbery at the CVS Pharmacy on Washington Avenue in Huntington at about 6 p.m.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Police in Huntington arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly tried to rob a pharmacy with a box cutter.
Officers were dispatched to reports of an armed robbery at the CVS Pharmacy on Washington Avenue in Huntington at about 6 p.m.
Workers said the suspect, later identified as Brandon Lee Skaggs, of Huntington, entered the store and brandished a box cutter. Workers then called police and locked the store to prevent Skaggs from leaving, according to a news release issued by the Huntington Police Department.
Skaggs was taken into custody after a brief struggle but was later transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital after he complained of a drug overdose.
Police believe Skaggs took large amounts of drugs before the robbery.
Skaggs will be arrested and charged with armed robbery after he's released from the hospital, police said.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Police in Huntington arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly tried to rob a pharmacy with a box cutter.
Officers were dispatched to reports of an armed robbery at the CVS Pharmacy on Washington Avenue in Huntington at about 6 p.m.
Workers said the suspect, later identified as Brandon Lee Skaggs, of Huntington, entered the store and brandished a box cutter. Workers then called police and locked the store to prevent Skaggs from leaving, according to a news release issued by the Huntington Police Department.
Skaggs was taken into custody after a brief struggle but was later transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital after he complained of a drug overdose.
Police believe Skaggs took large amounts of drugs before the robbery.
Skaggs will be arrested and charged with armed robbery after he's released from the hospital, police said.
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