Area gas station robbers caught, jailed

VW independent staff

PAULDING — Two people suspected of holding up a gas station/convienence store in Paulding earlier this week have been arrested and jailed.

Robert Louis Chatman III, 21, and Kirsten Lynn Cox, 18, both from Defiance, are facing felony and misdemeanor charges. Online records from Paulding County Common Pleas Court show Chatman is currently charged with aggravated robbery, a first degree felony, and theft, a first degree misdemeanor. Cox is currently charged with complicity, a first degree felony, and theft, a first degree misdemeanor.

The two are accused of entering Circle K on N. Williams St. shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday. They were wearing all black and masks and Williams allegedl brandished a pistol and demanded all the money. The two fled the store on foot with a small amount of cash but in a press release, the Paulding Police Department said it didn’t take long to identify the duo.

“With the use of residental, business cameras and the recently installed Flock cameras, officers were able to identify a vehicle used by the suspects,” the press release stated.

The evidence enabled arrest warrants to be issued and Chatman and Cox were arrested later the same day in Defiance.

Both remain in the Paulding County Jail, with bond set at $21,125 each. It’s not known when the two will appear in court again.