Newport, TN (WOKI) A suspect is arrested and facing multiple charges in connection to an armed robbery Tuesday at a gas station near Newport.
Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to the robbery at the Seven Springs Market at 550 Wilton Springs Road where the victim told investigators that the suspect, later identified as 51-year-old Jy Sepulveda, went into the gas station and brought an RC Cola to the cash register.
Sepulveda allegedly then ran around the counter with a knife in hand and told the victim to get into the bathroom and not come out before fleeing the scene.
According to the sheriff’s office, Sepulveda is facing multiple charges to include aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, and theft of property. He is being held on a $250,000 bond.
