Lee Frank Hope Jr., 20, McColl, S. C., has been arrested on a felony charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon. The warrant for his arrest lists his address also on Pinecone Circle, Ellerbe.
His bond was set at $100,000.
The victim was getting money from the ATM in Ellerbe and was about to get into his car when two men approached him and demanded his money. Hope allegedly showed a handgun in the waistband of his pants as a threat.
The robbers got $300, a wallet, driver’s license and two bank cards from the victim.
Detectives are continuing their investigation, Glidewell said.
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Other incidents reported to the sheriff’s office include:
n Property valued at $550 was stolen from a carport at a residence on U.S. 220, Rockingham.
n A 21-year-old man was cut on one of his hands by a suspect while walking across an open field at Hannah Pickett, Rockingham.
n Someone broke a window of a business on U.S. 1, Hoffman, causing $300 damage and stealing $1,600 worth of computer equipment.
n On Willow Pond Road, Hamlet, someone did $150 damage to a door of a house and stole $2,259 worth of property.
n On Northshore Trail, Rockingham, someone did $30 damage to a mailbox.
n At a house on 1st Street, Safie, Rockingham, someone stole a DVD player valued at $200 and $150 worth of DVDs.
n While in the roadway on 6th Street, Safie, a 21-year-old man was hit in the head with someone using a fist during an assault on him.
n Someone did $100 damage to a window of a house on Lindsey Drive, Ellerbe.
Information on criminal activity may be reported anonymously to Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 997-5454.
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