Multiple charges have been laid against a suspect accused in an armed theft of fuel in Windsor.
Officers were called to a robbery at a gas station in the 90 block of Erie Street East just after 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Police said a man pumped fuel and then started to drive away without paying.
An employee reportedly ran after the vehicle and opened the driver’s side door. The suspect then allegedly grabbed a handgun from the passenger seat, pointed it at the employee, and threatened to shoot.
Police said the suspect also pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the employee before speeding away.
A 41-year-old man was identified and arrested in a parking lot in the 2400 block of McDougall Street on Friday.
He has been charged with:
- Robbery with an offensive weapon
- Assault with a weapon
- Pointing a firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Possession of a prohibited weapon
- Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm
- Two counts of uttering threats