Garner Police have arrested a suspect in the robbery and shooting of a store clerk. Thomas Brandon Montague is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
Montague, age 43, is accused of holding up the Resco Mart at 802 Purser Drive on June 24 around 12:20 a.m. During the robbery, a shot was fired, and the clerk on duty sustained a wound. An undisclosed amount of money was taken. The arrest comes after investigators obtained a search warrant for Montague’s residence and located evidence that reportedly linked him directly to the crime. Montague’s girlfriend, Danielle Ellis, 27, was also arrested in connection to the crime and was charged with aiding and abetting robbery with a dangerous weapon, police said.
