Smith Station – Within minutes of an armed robbery at a Dollar General Store in Smith’s Station, authorities arrested a Georgia woman for the Friday afternoon crime. The robbery was reported around 1:12 p.m. at the Dollar General located on Lee Road 246.
Witnesses told Lee County deputies that a female suspect entered the store with a silver handgun, and stole approximately $300 from the cash register. Witnesses also reported that after leaving the store, the suspect ran to nearby bushes where she changed clothes before running farther down the road and getting into a pink-and-white taxi that left the area heading toward Phenix City.
Minutes later, Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies located the taxi traveling on Lee Road 246 near Lee Road 226 and conducted a traffic stop. The suspect was identified as 44-year-old Shwanda Perrie Kelly of Columbus, Georgia. Besides the Robbery 1st Degree charges in Lee County, Kelly also faces outstanding felony warrants through the Columbus Police Department.
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