| August 23,
2004 |
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Convenience Store Robbed, Suspect Arrested |
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Detectives with the Burke
County Sheriff's Office believe they have arrested the man responsible for the
robbery of a Drexel area convenience store on Friday.
Around 8 PM on
Friday, investigators with the Sheriff's Office and Hickory Police Department
arrested Michael Kevin Setzer (right), 48, of 408 East Main Street, Drexel at
the Royal Inn Motel in Hickory. |
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| According to reports, the suspect entered the
Three J's Convenience Store on Highway 70 near Drexel around 2 PM on August
20th. He reportedly pointed a pistol at the female clerk, demanding money.
The clerk gave the man an undisclosed amount of cash and the man fled the
scene. |
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| The clerk reportedly called for one of the
employees of the garage area of the store, and the employee ran after the
suspect. The suspect got into a blue Chevrolet Astro van and sped away,
according to witnesses. |
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| Investigators later received information about
Setzer, who matched the suspect's description as given by witnesses. A license
tag number was obtained for Setzer's vehicle, which was later located at the
Hickory motel by Burke County detectives. |
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| Setzer was arrested and charged with robbery
with a dangerous weapon. He was placed under a $75,000 secured bond and placed
in the Burke Catawba District Confinement Facility. He will have a first court
appearance today. |
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| In addition to Hickory Police Department,
agencies assisting Burke County in the case were the Drexel Police Department,
Valdese Police Department, McDowell County Sheriff's Office, and Marion Police
Department. |
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