Update (July 27):
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – A Bryant man has been arrested for two weekend robberies.
The North Little Rock Police Department says Christian Jamal Ellis, 19, was charged Monday with two counts of Aggravated Robbery and two counts of Theft of Property.
Ellis is accused of robbing the Clothes Mentor store in Lakewood Village on Sunday afternoon.
Police say he was armed with a gun when he demanded the cash from the register.
After taking an undisclosed amount of money, he left the store in a blue Ford Expedition that police say he admitted to stealing at gunpoint in Little Rock earlier that morning.
A few hours later, Ellis went into the Dollar General at 1701 Pike Ave in North Little Rock, where police say he again displayed a firearm and demanded the cash from the register.
Ellis is being held at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility without bond. He is scheduled to appear in North Little Rock District Court on Tuesday.
Original report (July 26):
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR — The North Little Rock Police Department is investigating a robbery at a Clothes Mentor store.
Officers say a man came into the resale shop in Lakewood Village shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday armed with a handgun and demanded money.
Several customers were inside the shop at the time.
The suspect (see attached photos) is 5’6″ to 5’8″ tall and 160 to 180 pounds. He was wearing blue basketball-style shorts with a white stripe down the side, a white tank top, black tennis shoes and appeared to be wearing a watch on his left wrist.
Police say he left the scene headed west on McCain Blvd. in a blue Ford Expedition with brown or grey trim along the bottom. The vehicle may be the same one reported stolen in a robbery in Little Rock earlier on Sunday. The license plate number on that vehicle is 214 TDX.
