Bond set for man charged in robbery

YOUNGSTOWN -- The man police said was shot in the arm by a retired deputy who came upon a holdup at the Circle K convenience store was arraigned Monday.
Bond was set at $100,000 in municipal court for Thomas J. Mitchell, 34, of West Ravenwood Avenue, charged with aggravated robbery.
Police said the 62-year-old retired deputy saw a robber holding a pistol on a store clerk as he approached the Mahoning Avenue business around 2 a.m. Sunday. The retired deputy went back to his vehicle for his gun and confronted the robber in the parking lot.
As the robber ran with money from the store, he fired one shot at the retired deputy, who returned fire, hitting the suspect in the right arm, reports show.
Mitchell was located around 6:30 a.m. Sunday on Idlewood Avenue with a bullet graze to his right forearm.