Fayette County

sheriff's detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred

at an east Fayette convenience store Tuesday afternoon.

No one was

hurt when the incident occurred at 3:45 p.m. at the Jackson General Store

on Ga. Highway 54 East at Corinth Road, said Sgt. Belinda McCastle of

the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

One of the

suspects entered the store and brandished a hunting knife while disguising

his face with a black bandana just below his eyes, McCastle said. That

suspect, a black male, was described as roughly 6-feet-1-inch, 240-250

pounds wearing a black T-shirt and grey sweatpants. McCastle said.

A second suspect

entered the store during the robbery, his face covered with an oblong

Halloween mask, but he only looked around the store and left before the

first suspect, McCastle said. The second suspect, who was unarmed, was

described as a black male with a slender build, she added.

All told, $500

in cash was taken along with about 30 "Jumbo Bucks" lottery

tickets valued at $5 each and some cigars, McCastle said. Both men left

the store on foot, McCastle added.

Prior to the

robbery, a witness saw a black four-door BMW 3 Series vehicle drop off

two black males in the Millers Oak Way subdivision just behind the store,

McCastle said.

The store was

equipped with a video surveillance system and detectives are still investigating

the case, McCastle said Thursday morning.

Anyone with

information about the incident is asked to contact Det. E. Harper at the

Fayette County Sheriff's Department at 770-461-6353, ext. 1365.

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