3 Arrested For Kidnapping, Armed Robbery In Gwinnett

LILBURN, GA — Three men have been arrested for kidnapping and armed robbery at a convenience store in Lilburn.

Lilburn Police say Roger Mitchell, 29, Jeriko Boyd, 23, and Cederick Willis, 40 — all of Lilburn — were arrested separately over the past few days.

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Sept. 26, three men walked to the Neighborhood Market, at 646 Hillcrest Rd. at the intersection of Indian Trail Road, police say. While one man acted as a lookout, the other two put on masks then forced a man out of his car in the parking lot and robbed him.

Then, the two men went into the store and tried to rob it. Mitchell is accused of firing his gun at the store clerk, who was behind security glass and was unharmed. The store robbery was unsuccessful.

Mitchell is charged with two counts of armed robbery, aggravated assault, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Boyd is charged with two counts of armed robbery and kidnapping. Willis is charged with two counts of armed robbery. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Photo courtesy Lilburn Police Department