26-04-2025
Man arrested in Lancaster grocery store armed robbery: Sheriff
LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man is behind bars following an armed robbery at a grocery store in Lancaster, deputies say.
On April 8, at 7:48 p.m., a Lancaster County deputy was called to the Jones Crossroads Grocery store. The owner of the store told the deputy that a man wearing black clothing, gloves and a face mask walked into the store through the back door, displayed a handgun and demanded money. The owner complied to his demands and the robber left in a black SUV parked behind the store.
No shots were fired during the robbery and no one was injured.
The SUV, a GMC Yukon was seen on a nearby surveillance camera and was later identified as the vehicle of the suspect's relative. Investigators located the vehicle and its owner and confirmed that 40-year-old Alexis Rodriquez was driving the vehicle around the time of the robbery.
On April 11, investigators executed a search warrant on Rodriquez's home and he was arrested without incident.
Deputies searched the home and found cash, a 9mm pistol believed to be used during the robbery, a smoking pipe containing a small amount of suspected meth and digital scales.
Rodriquez was taken into custody and was transported to a medical facility for treatment of a condition unrelated to the case.
He was transferred to the Lancaster County Detention Center on April 13. He was charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and possession of meth. His bond was set at $10,000 on the drug charge but was denied on the other two.
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