A 35-year-old Edmonton man is facing 119 charges for a series of liquor store robberies that commenced in mid-August.Edmonton Police Service Robbery Section detectives have been investigating a series of eight liquor store robberies that were reported to police between Aug. 12th and Sept. 15th, 2018.
In the most recent incident, which occurred Saturday evening, Aug. 15th, at a liquor store near 150 Street and the Yellowhead, a male suspect is alleged to have demanded money from a clerk, before fleeing the store with liquor and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect was eventually arrested and taken into custody by EPS Tactical Unit members at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday, outside of a liquor store in the Mayfield Common area in west Edmonton.
Atoy Gordon, 35, of Edmonton, was found to be in possession of a handgun (pellet gun) and a stun gun at the time of his arrest.
Atoy is facing a lengthy list of charges including robbery, disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of an imitation weapon, weapon prohibition offences and multiple breach of condition charges for previous offences committed across Canada.
In the most recent incident, which occurred Saturday evening, Aug. 15th, at a liquor store near 150 Street and the Yellowhead, a male suspect is alleged to have demanded money from a clerk, before fleeing the store with liquor and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect was eventually arrested and taken into custody by EPS Tactical Unit members at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday, outside of a liquor store in the Mayfield Common area in west Edmonton.
Atoy Gordon, 35, of Edmonton, was found to be in possession of a handgun (pellet gun) and a stun gun at the time of his arrest.
Atoy is facing a lengthy list of charges including robbery, disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of an imitation weapon, weapon prohibition offences and multiple breach of condition charges for previous offences committed across Canada.