It happened Sunday at the Walmart at 4500 Fayetteville Road in Garner. Police said 62-year-old Garland Ardel Booker made off with $80 worth of laundry detergent.
Booker allegedly threatened a female worker with a box cutter. The employee was not injured.
Booker was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon
Booker was being held under a $100,000 secured bond.