Man Arrested in Connection to 2024 Hiawatha Gas Station Robbery
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HIAWATHA, Iowa – A โman has been arrested and charged in connection โขwith a robbery that occurred at a Hiawatha gas stationโ in June 2024, according to authorities.
Reporting by KCRG
Details of the Robbery
The incident took place at a Speedy Mart located on Robins roadโข in Hiawatha. The store employee reported that twoโข individuals, both wearing face masks and โฃplastic bags over their hands, entered the store and brandished a firearm.
the robbers allegedly demanded the employee open the cash register and subsequently stole approximately $1,582.
Following the robbery, the employee reported to policeโค that the two suspects fled on footโ towards the 230 block ofโ Pirie Drive, where they entered an SUV and departed the โขscene.
investigation and Arrest
Emily Edgeton,theโ driver of the SUV,was โขpreviously charged for her โขinvolvementโค in the crime. In a recent interview withโข police,conducted a year after theโ robbery,Edgeton โคidentified Kristopherโ Gardnerโ as one of the individuals she transported to and fromโข theโ Quick Mart on the night of the incident.
Based on this information,Kristopher Gardner was arrested onโ Friday โคand โฃis now facing charges of first-degree robbery,conspiracy โto commit a forcible felony,and going armed โคwith โขintent.
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