Local News

Woman who robbed Fayetteville store with assault-style rifle surrenders to police

Police are searching for a woman who stole cell phones from a store in Fayetteville on Wednesday evening while carrying an assault-style rifle.

Posted Updated

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A woman who stole cell phones from a store in Fayetteville in July while carrying an assault-style rifle turned herself in to authorities at the Cumberland County Detention Center Tuesday .

Hillary Cheyenne Carver, 23, of 3100 block of Arabia Road in Raeford, was identified as a suspect in connection to the case.

She is being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center on a $100,000 secured bond.

Detectives have obtained warrants on Carver, charging her with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of stolen goods.

Authorities said a woman walked into the Sprint store at 7830 Good Middling Dr. around 7:25 p.m. on Aug. 2, and brandished a gun. The woman demanded cell phones from the clerk, who gave them to her.

Police said the suspect fled in a dark blue Mazda.

The suspect is a white female with dark-colored hair and a tattoo on her right shoulder blade. She was wearing a green tank top with horizontal black stripes, black pants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information about the robbery should call Det. J. Lewis with the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-703-9503 or call Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.

Police are searching for a woman who stole cell phones from a store in Fayetteville on Wednesday evening while carrying an assault-style rifle.
Police are searching for a woman who stole cell phones from a store in Fayetteville on Wednesday evening while carrying an assault-style rifle.

 Credits 

Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.