Reidsville man charged with robbery
Deputies at the IH Mart on Scales Street in Reidsville investigate a robbery.
On January 7th at 10:39 in the morning, a clerk of I&H Food Mart called to report a robbery. Ghula Latif reported a man had robbed the store of cash by means of using a long barrel gun. The man attempted to cover his face while wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. He left the store parking lot traveling South on business 29 in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck.
Deputies of the Sheriff’s Office were joined by members of the Reidsville Police Department in surrounding the area and looking for the described truck.
At 10:49, the truck was seen driving on Highway 87, just past the I&H Store located at 2216 US29 Business. A member of the Police Department stopped the truck at a residence located about ¼ mile from the store at 2517 South Scales Street.
During the course of the follow-up investigation, Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Jonathan Wesley Evans, 45, of 2517 S. Scales Street. He was charged with Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and bond set at $250,000.
Money from the robbery was recovered as was the .22 caliber long barrel pistol described in the robbery. The truck was a 1996 Chevrolet belonging to a relative of Evans.