August 19, 2008

Augusta Ga.-- Richmond County Deputies are looking for a man in connection with an armed robbery at the Savin Havin on Mike Padgett highway Tuesday around 11am.

Deputies tells News 12 witnesses say they saw a suspect run from the store into a waiting Nissan Sentra driven by a woman.
Investigators caught up with the car moments after the robbery. The two men inside the car ran from deputies.

Charles Lawson was caught and arrested along with the driver of the car, Yolanda Tucker Crockett.
A third suspect, Maurice Marcel Ward, has not been arrested.

24 year old Crockett, of Waynesboro is charged with one count of Armed Robbery.
19 year old Lawson, old of Valdosta, is charged with one count of Armed Robbery, Kidnapping and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.
They are both being held in the Richmond County Jail.

Investigators believe the group is responsible for several other robberies in Richmond County, and there may be more charges.

If you have any information you can call the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at 706-821-1080, or the tip line at 866-939-5050.
Callers can remain anonymous.