Mobile Police arrest Popeyes robbery suspect

Summer Poole

April 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM·1 min read

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local man was arrested Friday morning in connection with a Tuesday robbery at a Popeyes restaurant, according to the Mobile Police Department.

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Roosevelt Thomas Jackson (Mobile Police Department)

59-year-old Roosevelt Thomas Jackson of Mobile was arrested Friday morning and charged with first-degree robbery, according to an MPD news release.

The release said officers were called to the Government Street Popeyes Restaurant around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a robbery.

When officers arrived, they learned that a man, now identified as Jackson, had gone into the restaurant and demanded money, the release said.

The suspect left on foot before the officers arrived.

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Jackson’s bond hearing is set for May 29, according to the Mobile County Metro Jail Log.

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