One suspect has been apprehended and another remains at large in connection with an armed robbery at a Clarksville market.
The incident happened around 8:40 p.m. Saturday at the Excell Market on Ashland City Road.
Montgomery County sheriff’s officials said two men entered and demanded the employees load a trash bag with money from the register and safe.
Surveillance video from inside the store showed one of the men holding a gun to the back of a customer’s head.
Police said four customers inside were forced into a bathroom at gunpoint. They said a fifth customer who walked in on the robbery had a gun placed at his head and also forced into the bathroom. A sixth person, who was in the parking lot, was reportedly forced into the building as the suspects fled the scene.
The suspects got away with $7,437 in cash, $4,255 in checks and credit card receipts, eight cartons of cigarettes, and eight boxes of cigars from the store.
They also reportedly stole cell phones and $660 from customers in the store.
Investigators said 20-year-old Antonio Deshaun Grooms was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with three counts of aggravated robbery, five counts of aggravated kidnapping, three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and one count of aggravated assault and theft of property.
His bond was set at $1,250,000.
They said 20-year-old James Lucas Lame Williams is still at large.
He’s wanted for three counts of aggravated robbery, five counts of aggravated kidnapping, three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one count of aggravated assault and theft of property in connection with this crime.
According to authorities, Williams also has a hold without bond warrant for violation of probation.
Anyone with information was asked to call 911 or Investigator Geoff Blanchard at 931-648-0611, extension 13408.
