Suspect in Custody For Strong Armed Robbery in Lowndes County

Allen Torez Moon

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies make an arrest in the strong armed robbery of a Lowndes County convenience store.

18 year old Allen Torez Moon was arrested Tuesday afternoon.

Deputies released surveillance photos of the accused robber Tuesday morning.

The suspect did not have a weapon but did put the store clerk in a choke hold maneuver.

Investigators say the suspect told the clerk to give him the money, “his baby just died today.”

The hold-up happened about 9 P.M. Monday at Highway 50 and Tabernacle Road.

Deputies say the clothes the robber wore were found nearby on Mill Road. Those clothes and other evidence led investigators to Moon.

He is in the Lowndes County Jail awaiting a bond hearing.