BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Police are searching for a man who robbed the Sugar Creek gas station at 4353 Highway 46 on Tuesday.
Surveillance video shows the man walking up to the clerk with a gun, demanding money. The suspect handed the clerk a plastic bag to put the money in, and there was a struggle for the weapon.
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The clerk, who is a U.S. military veteran, said he saw a chance to disarm the suspect. The suspect fled the store and got into the passenger side of a maroon, older model four-door car with a white top.
The suspect is described as a white man, 19 to 22 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue jacket with fur lining the hood, a Chicago White Sox hat, a white bandana covering his nose and mouth, and purple latex gloves. The hat was left at the scene.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 321-264-5210.
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