LI Gunpoint Robbery After Debit Card Rejects Gas Purchase: Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — A Uniondale man was arrested on Monday for a gas station robbery last month in Carle Place, police said.

A man driving a 2016 black BMW 328iS arrived at the Lukoil gas station on Westbury Avenue. He attempted to pay for gas with his debit card, but it was denied, police said.

The man, later identified as Roy Braithwaite, 34, got upset with the 18-year-old male employee on Dec. 21. Braithwaite threw a chair against the display case and displayed a black handgun, authorities said.

He demanded the transaction be authorized and pumped approximately $3.00 worth of gas. No one was injured, police said.

An investigation led police to Braithwaite, who was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree menacing.