CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Police have charged a 64-year-old Charlottesville man following a pair of armed robbery attempts at the Pantops Shopping Center on Friday.
Stephen T. Agner was arrested and charged with two counts of robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to a release from Albemarle County Police.
He is being held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail without bond.
At approximately 10:20 a.m. Friday, the ACPD received reports of armed robberies at two businesses. Staff at both the ABC Store in the 300 block of Pantops Center and the Taco Bell in the 100 block of Riverbend Drive reported a male demanding cash and claiming to be armed. The suspect then fled the shopping center by car with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the release.
Following further investigation, officers were able to identify the suspect as Agner, who was taken into custody at his residence with the assistance of the Charlottesville Police Department.
Anyone with information on either or both incidents is encouraged to contact Detective Schneider with the Albemarle County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 434-296-5807 or, for those who wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000.
