Opinion ID: 526745
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Heading: The Robbery and the Arrest

Text: 3 Thomas testified that on the night of January 2, 1982, Jones entered the office of a gasoline service station at which Thomas was, at the time, the lone attendant. Jones confronted Thomas with a knife and said, I know you and you know me, this ain't [m]y bag but I have got to have the money. Thomas responded that he had no money and it would not be worth Jones's while to rob him. 4 At that moment, a customer drove into the station. Thomas went to serve the customer; Jones followed him and stood three-to-four feet away with his knife concealed while Thomas sold the customer $6 worth of gas. When the customer left, Jones followed Thomas back into the office. Thomas opened the cash register drawer, and Jones took a total of approximately $150 from the drawer, plus the $6 Thomas had received from the customer. Jones left the gas station on foot, and Thomas called the police. Thomas told the police officers he had often seen the robber around the neighborhood but did not know his name. 5 The officers' suspicions soon focused on Jones. On January 7, 1982, two detectives attempted to arrest him. While they were patting him down, Jones briefly escaped. Shortly thereafter, he was recaptured. The proceeds from the robbery and the knife were never recovered. Jones was charged with first-degree robbery and resisting arrest.