A man is in custody after a clerk stopped the attempted robbery of a Lexington gas station.
It happened at the Shell near Newtown Pike and Hackney Place overnight. Police say a man came in and implied he had a weapon. The clerk detained the man and held the suspect until police arrived.
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Police tell LEX 18 that the clerk was armed and held the suspect at gunpoint.
The suspect was taken into custody for questioning. 19-year-old Kenneth Hopkins has been charged with first degree robbery. He is being held in the Fayette County Detention Center.
