One person has been arrested after an armed robbery Saturday sent one person to a St. Louis hospital.
Poplar Bluff police officers were called at 4:45 a.m. Saturday to Mike’s Resale, 1015 E. Harper St.
An employee said an adult male patron drew him into the restroom by telling him someone had passed out, according to the report.
“After the employee entered the restroom the suspect flourished a box-cutter type weapon and demanded money,” police report. “When the employee resisted, the suspect struck him in the side of his head with the knife, leaving a deep laceration.”
The suspect took approximately $1,300 from the employee and fled the scene, police said.
The victim was transferred to Barnes Hospital in St Louis for treatment of his injuries.
Courtney Thompson, 41, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 1:10 p.m. Saturday at his residence in the 1900 block of Bradley Street, police said. Thompson was booked in on charges of robbery first degree, assault first degree, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He was lodged in the Butler County jail.