Teen arrested for robbing man at gunpoint
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VERMILION — A 17-year-old Lorain youth is in custody after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint Monday afternoon, Vermilion police reported.
The youth, after holding up the man around 1:15 p.m. near the McDonald’s in the 4700 block of Liberty Ave., left with three other people and headed west on Liberty Avenue, police said, before reportedly turning around and coming back.
According to reports, police observed the car and pulled it over. The four people were taken out of the car, and police said they found a loaded .38-caliber pistol and cash inside the vehicle.
The youth is charged with aggravated robbery, possession of crack and possession of marijuana. He was being held at the Erie County Detention Home.
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