This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 22, 2016.
By Eleanor Skelton
Staff Writer
Beaumont officers arrested a robbery suspect fleeing the Stop & Shop convenience store at 671 Washington Blvd. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 11:39 p.m.
Gilbert Farrell Corbin, 30, entered the store wearing a hooded sweatshirt with his face covered and a dark-colored bag in his hand. He pointed the bag like a weapon, demanding “all the money,” according to the clerk. The clerk stated that he refused and the suspect fled the premises, according to the statement released by Beaumont Police Sept. 15.
Police say officers on patrol witnessed Corbin running from the store and gave chase until he was caught carrying a wooden-handled hairbrush wrapped in a black plastic bag.
Corbin was booked on an aggravated robbery charge with a $50,000 bond.
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