Winslow Township police said Franklin King, 44, was arrested for the July 31 armed robbery of a township gas station.
WINSLOW TOWNSHIP -- A 44-year-old Winslow Township man is facing robbery, assault, gun and drug charges Tuesday after police said he pointed a handgun at a gas station attendant on July 31 and stole $1,300.
According to a media release, Franklin King, of the 200 block of Bittlewood Ablion, was arrested on Friday after evidence found at the scene of the crime identified King as the suspect.
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Police said King robbed the attendant of the gas station, located at 254 Sicklerville Road, on July 31 and fled on foot after taking the cash.
Evidence from the scene was sent to the state police's crime lab, which resulted in the identification, and police detectives conducted surveillance near his home.
Police stopped King's vehicle on Cross Keys Road in Albion at 9 p.m. on Friday and found he was also in possession of crack cocaine and marijuana.
He remains in Camden County jail in default of $250,000 bail on charges of robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a certain person, aggravated assault, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession of marijuana.
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