He couldn’t afford cigarettes, so he pulled a gun on the store clerk

Cigarettes on display for sale in local drug store for purchase for customers.
Cigarettes on display for sale in local drug store for purchase for customers.

GLEN BURNIE, MD – The economy is tight for everyone, but for a man in Glen Burnie last month, he resorted to brandishing a handgun to get a pack of cigarettes from the Atomoco gas station on Furnace Road.

The man entered the store but didn’t have enough money to buy the cigarettes. When confronted by a store employee, he brandished a gun and threatened the clerk.

He fled the area in a white car and was never seen again. That is until, the Anne Arundel Police Department began investigating.

A month later, on Thursday, police identified the armed robber as Andre Thomas, 29, of Glen Burnie and made an arrest. The fugitive task force found a located semi-automatic pistol with a drum magazine. drugs. crack and fentanyl.

He was arrested and charged accordingly.