GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The Goldsboro Police Department says an armed robber was arrested early Tuesday when he returned to the scene of the crime.
Just after midnight, an armed man robbed the Circle K convenience store on Hwy 70 W. After pointing a gun at the clerk, he demanded money from the cash register before leaving in a dark-colored vehicle parked at the back of the store.
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Police investigated at the scene and then left.
Then around 3:30 a.m., police were called about a suspicious person walking around in the store parking lot. The man had parked in the same area as the robber and appeared to be looking for something.
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Police arrived and the man tried to leave the area on foot. A search of the car turned up evidence linked to the robbery and 43-year-old Vanderbilt Carl Lee Johnson was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and second-degree kidnapping.
Bond was set at $50,000.
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Vanderbilt Carl Lee Johnson (image courtesy Goldsboro Police Department)