One arrest made in gas station robbery

Published 12:32 am Wednesday, July 23, 2008

NATCHEZ — One of the men who allegedly robbed the Zippy No. 7 early Monday morning did not have much time to spend his loot.

Jessie James McKnight, 42, 2707 Roselawn Drive, a former night manager at another Zippy store was arrested Tuesday on charges of armed robbery.

The store clerk was forced in the stores cooler by a gunman while the store was being robbed. She reportedly heard a second man in the store and police believe this to be McKnight.

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“We developed information that Jessie McKnight was involved. That he was an accomplice, the second man in the store,” Sgt. Craig Godbold said.

Police are still investigating the case and have a good description of the first gunman.