The Marion Police Department says they have received a positive match on evidence from an April robbery leading them to file charges against a local teen.
On April 23, 2012, officers responded to General Sales Drive-Thru, 450 Jefferson Street in Marion, for the report of an armed robbery that had just occurred. As the investigation unfolded, a suspect was developed. Evidence was collected from the scene and sent to the State of Ohio BCI&I lab for DNA analysis.
Police Lt Jon Shaffer says it was found this week that the DNA evidence submitted to BCI&I was a match to the suspect. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, is currently being held at the Juvenile Detention Center on other charges. Formal charges connected to the robbery will be forwarded to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
If anyone has any additional information on this crime or others, they are urged to contact the Marion Police Department at 387-2525 or the Crime Tips Line at 375-8477.
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