Deputies Search for Alleged Convenience Store Robber

Detectives are looking for a man who Lexington County Sheriff's Department said robbed the Corner Pantry convenience store on South Lake Drive Tuesday. 

The man entered the store around 12:30 a.m. with both hands in his pockets and walked up to the counter, according to an incident report. When an employee came to the counter, the man asked for a pack of cigarettes. 

After the employee scanned the cigarettes, the man told him to open the register and lay on the floor. He told the employee if he looked up, he would "blow his head off," according to the report. The employee opened the register, waited until the man left and called 911. 

When deputies arrived, they saw that the register was empty except for a few small bills. 

Witnesses told deputies the man was black, between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8 and weighed between 135 pounds and 155 pounds. He was wearing a navy blue long-sleeve, pull-over shirt and a yellow, green, black and red knit cap on his head. Fake dredlocks were attached to the cap. 

Surveillance video from the store is attached to this story.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the man who committed the robbery should call the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department at 803-785-8230 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Citizens also can provide information anonymously by accessing the Crime Tip link on the sheriff’s department website.