Beckley police arrest man accused of Walgreens mugging

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February 9, 2011

By Kara Van Pelt Register-Herald Reporter The Register-Herald Wed Feb 09, 2011, 12:01 AM EST

The man police say is responsible for a Monday evening mugging at Walgreens on Robert C. Byrd Drive has been arrested.

Michael Andrew Blair, 28, of Beckley, was detained Tuesday at a business located on Carriage Drive after police received a tip on his whereabouts, said Beckley Police Capt. Jeff Shumate.

According to initial reports from the Raleigh County EOC, Blair pushed a female customer to the ground in the parking lot around 5:30 p.m. and took her money.

Blair was charged with second-degree robbery and set to appear before a Raleigh County Magistrate Tuesday afternoon, Shumate said.

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