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Armed robbery suspect caught

CLEMSON — A man suspected of committing armed robbery at stores Longin Clemson and Easley last month has been arrested.

Clemson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon said Thursday that his jurisdiction charged 20-year-old Taz Fredrocko Long was charged with armed robbery and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime.

[cointent_lockedcontent]At 4:30 a.m. Nov. 18, police were called to the 7-Eleven store on Old Greenville Highway in Clemson by a clerk who said she had just been robbed. The clerk said a lone black male entered the store wearing a dark-colored North Face coat with a hood and a black or dark-colored full face hood covering the face. Only the eyes were visible to the clerk.

Dixon said the suspect presented a handgun to the clerk, demanding she lock the front doors to the store and place a sign in the window reading “will return in 15 minutes.” Once the door was locked, the suspect demanded the clerk empty the money from the cash registers inside the store. The suspect then left the store on foot, although Dixon said police had reason to believe he went to a vehicle parked in another location.

Dixon said the suspect had used the same method of operation at a store in Easley and was charged by Easley police last week with armed robbery. Dixon said further investigation revealed the suspect to be the same person who committed the robbery at the Clemson store.

Easley police charged Long with armed robbery, possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime and possession of stolen goods.

Long was being held Tuesday at the Pickens County Detention Center on combined $57,000 surety bonds.

— Greg Oliver of The Journal contributed to this article.

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