Boardman police make an arrest for Shell station robbery
Staff report
BOARDMAN
Township police arrested the man they say robbed an employee at Shell gas station, 8600 Glenwood Ave., at gunpoint.
A call to township police about a fight in the parking lot of Vibra Hospital, 8059 South Ave., led them to Jamar Mitchell, 30, of Youngstown, who they say pointed a gun at a Shell employee Sunday and stole money from the business.
Police responded to the incident about 3:15 p.m. Thursday, according to a police report, and found two men arguing. Police recognized Mitchell as the suspect who U.S. marshals were searching for at a South Avenue residence.
In addition to aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, Mitchell also is charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia and was cited for possession of marijuana after police found the items on him. The heroin-possession charge is a fifth-degree felony.
The incident also led police to arrest Mitchell’s girlfriend, Erin Marks, 30, of Boardman, who was present during the incident, on a warrant for three felony charges of identity fraud and two felony counts of forgery.
The charges stem from an incident reported May 29 in which Marks reportedly fraudulently used customers’ credit-card information while working at Stone-Bridge Grill & Tavern, 1497 Boardman-Canfield Road.
The restaurant owner reported to police that Marks was documenting customers’ credit-card information and saving it for when other customers would pay cash. She would then pocket the cash and charge the tabs to the credit cards, the owner said.
Marks and Mitchell were taken to the Mahoning County jail. Both are scheduled to appear Tuesday in Mahoning County Area Court.