Man arrested in store robbery

Revar Ephraim Harrell, 45, was charged with second-degree robbery and is awaiting transport from the Clinton County Jail in Clinton where he was detained.

Authorities allege Harrell entered Elite Fuel at Elk Run Road and Independence Avenue wearing a mask around 9:23 pm Saturday. He grabbed money from the register and drove off in a silver Chevrolet Equinox.

On Sunday morning, Clinton County sheriff’s deputies spotted the vehicle in the community of Goose Lake and initiated a traffic stop. Officers searched the vehicle and found a loaded .357-caliber Colt revolver in a clothing hamper. Harrell was initially detained on a firearm charge.

Harrell is a registered sex offender because of a 2019 sex abuse conviction from another state involving a child, according to court records.