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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
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.
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.