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Petersburg resident Michael Scott, Jr., 37, is facing multiple charges following three different incidents in Stafford County over the past four months, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Scott’s downfall came following an investigation into a reported robbery at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at the Exxon-Tiger Mart on Garrisonville Road, when a suspect brandished a handgun inside the store and demanded the clerk open the cash register.
The man - later identified as Scott - proceeded fled the scene, the sheriff says.
Detectives assigned to the case were able to identify Scot as a suspect, and on Wednesday, March 29, deputies learned that he was staying in Foxwood Village, where they set up surveillance on a residence.
The SWAT team was activated and deployed to the neighborhood, and at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, Scott was called out of the residence and surrendered without any further incident.
During a search of the residence being surveilled, a toy gun matching the description of the gun used in the robbery was recovered, investigators noted.
Further investigation into Scott determined that he alleged was involved in robberies at Circle K on Prosperity Lane in November last year, as well as at Paisano’s Pizza in Stafford Market Place on Wednesday, March 15.
Scott was arrested and charged with:
- Two counts of robbery;
- Two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony;
- Abduction;
- Burglary;
- Possession of burglary tools.
He is being held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail. No initial court date was announced by the sheriff’s office.
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