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Wendell man charged with robberies in Hulk mask

A Wendell man is in jail in Cumberland County on $100,000 bond charged with armed robbery.
Posted 2019-05-16T22:10:10+00:00 - Updated 2019-05-16T22:25:10+00:00
Surveillance image: Robber in Hulk mask

A Wendell man is in jail in Cumberland County on $100,000 bond charged with armed robbery.

Police believe Lionel Vernard Robinson, 40, robbed Aldi groceries in Fayetteville, Lexington, Rocky Mount and Indian Trail.

Lionel Vernard Robinson
Lionel Vernard Robinson

He was arrested Wednesday in connection with a March 14 robbery at the Kernersville Aldi, at 819-D S. Main St. During that incident, employees described a man wearing a black hoosie, camouflage pants, and orange traffic vest and an Incredible Hulk mask.

Robinson is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, entering a premises wearing a mask, hood or disguide, second-degree kidnapping and assault by pointing a gun.

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