Peachtree City

police have arrested a Brooks teen whom they believe was the armed gunman

in a holdup of the Braelinn Village convenience store on Robinson Road

last Friday evening.

Francis Eugene

Alan Murray, 18, is charged with one felony count of armed robbery. According

to police, he entered the store after 11:30 p.m., pointed a handgun at

an employee and demanded the money from the cash register.

Murray then

fled the scene on foot. He was arrested without incident after detectives

tracked him to a hotel in Griffin. Spalding County sheriff's deputies

assisted in putting Murray into custody, police said.

The weapon

that was used in the crime has also been recovered, police said.

Prior to Murray's

arrest, police charged two juveniles and a 17-year-old for being a party

to the crime of armed robbery. Joshua L. Ludwig, 17, was also charged

with obstruction of a police officer. Ludwig lied about his location when

he spoke on the phone to a detective after the incident, police said.

Police are

asking the juveniles to be tried as adults for their involvement in the

crime, police said.

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