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Deputies arrest Family Dollar Store robbery suspect

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HENRY COUNTY (WSLS 10) - The Henry County Sheriff's Department arrested a man who they say robbed a local Family Dollar Store.

Deputies say they received a call around 3:11 p.m. Monday, October 19 at the Family Dollar Store located at 6099 Fairystone Park Highway in Bassett.

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The clerk reported a man entered the store wearing a hoodie, pulled out a gun and demanded money.

Deputies searched the area, using a K-9, but were unable to locate him. The suspect was identified as Genaro Wayne Frias, 30, of Ronceverte, West Virginia.

Frias was arrested at a location on Fairystone Park Highway a short distance from the robbery around 7:20 p.m. Monday. He's been charged with Attempted Robbery and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. Frias is being held in the Henry County Jail without bond.

Frias will also be charged with a similar incident from earlier Monday in Patrick County by that jurisdiction.


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