Sheriff's Office Releases Sketch of Travel Center Robbery Suspect

The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch of the suspect accused of robbing a convenience store earlier this week.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation forensic artist Kelly Lawson completed the composite sketch of the suspect, who allegedly robbed the facility at 918 Cass-White Road in unincorporated Catersville.

Deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to the store just after midnight Monday, Nov. 17 and according to the store clerk, a white male brandishing a handgun approached the sales counter and told the clerk, “I want your money.”

“The store clerk thought this to be non-incidental until the male subject walked behind the counter and asked about the workings of the drawer,” the agency added.

The clerk told the suspect a password was needed to open the drawer, but the suspect moved towards the clerk, allegedly lifted the gun and said, “I don’t want to use it,” the sheriff’s office said.

The clerk unlocked both cash drawers and the suspect grabbed as much money as he could before leaving the store through the front door. The suspect took roughly $356 from the business.

The suspect appeared to be in his early 20s and had blonde hair. He was reportedly wearing a dark colored leather jacket, gray shirt, dark colored pants, a dark colored baseball cap and square shaped work boots.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office at 770-382-5050. All calls will be kept confidential at caller’s request.

Photo: composite sketch of the suspect accused of robbing Travel Center of America. Credit: Bartow County Sheriff’s Office/Georgia Bureau of Investigation