Second Man Arrested in Stoneham Convenience Store Robbery

A second man has been charged in connection to a botched convenience store robbery in Stoneham over the weekend.

Stoneham Police, with help from Everett Police, arrested Jason Reardon, 45, of Everett, near his apartment. He was charged with:

• Attempt to Commit a Crime (Robbery)

• Malicious or Wanton Destruction of Property

• Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

• Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon

• Witness Intimidation

Reardon and Brett R. Osgood, 25, of Revere, who was arrested on Sunday, reportedly attempted to rob the C-Store on Main Street. The clerk refused and a struggle ensued, which culminated in the clerk throwing chili powder into the robbers’ faces.

Stoneham Police received help from Boston, Revere and Everett Police during the investigation.

According to Stoneham Police:

“During the course of the investigation, Stoneham detectives were contacted by a Boston Police detective, who recognized the weapon, which appeared to be a handgun, from surveillance footage from the Stoneham robbery. The detective believed this handgun matched one seen in surveillance video captured during the Boston robbery.

“Stoneham detectives conducted surveillance of Reardon’s apartment in Everett and arrested him without incident this afternoon, with the assistance of Everett Police officers.

“Searching his apartment after receiving a warrant, detectives found a Colt Defender BB gun that matched the description of a weapon shown in video footage of both the Stoneham and Boston robberies,” said police.”

“The tremendous level of cooperation shown by municipal police departments, from the first minutes following our incident on Saturday, helped us quickly close this case,” Stoneham Police Chief James McIntyre said. “In this instance, Stoneham, Revere, Boston, and Everett Police Officers all worked together and took two dangerous felons off the streets this week.”

Reardon is scheduled to be arraigned in Woburn District Court on Thursday and will face charges in Boston at a later date.