A Glennville man was charged with armed robbery after police officers spotted him near the scene of the crime Tuesday night. A 20-year-old male victim told Statesboro police a man held him at gunpoint on East Cherry Street at 11:23 p.m. Tuesday, robbing him of a small amount of cash, according to police incident reports. Officers quickly located a suspect on Savannah Avenue “exactly matching” the description given by the victim and took Branden Rashad Lanier, 27, into custody.
Glennville man charged in Cherry Street armed robbery
Suspect caught on Savannah Avenue