Raleigh police allege that Moori Rajee El, 25, used a black, long-barreled handgun to threaten the lives of three women during an August robbery.
Warrants state that El stole $2,615 from a Dollar General store on Rock Quarry Road on Aug. 21 and "terrorized" one of his victims.
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El, of 3824 Chehaw Drive in Raleigh, was charged Friday with one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon and three counts of second-degree kidnapping.
He is currently being held in the Wake County Jail on a $500,000 bond.