From the Jackson Police Department –
The Jackson Police Department initiated an investigation into a series of convenience store robberies that started on December 6, 2023.
The suspects continued their criminal activities in Madison County, the City of Lexington in Henderson County and the City of Henderson in Chester County until December 27, 2023.
On the same day, five suspects were caught in Jackson, TN, around 8:45 p.m., after robbing a gas station in Henderson, TN at approximately 8 p.m.
A Madison County Deputy noticed the suspect vehicle off Harts Bridge Road, and followed it into the city limits, where a coordinated traffic stop was carried out.
All five suspects were apprehended without incident.
Three adults and two juveniles have been charged in connection with eight out of the 11 robberies that took place.
Law enforcement agencies, including the Jackson Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Department, Lexington Police Department, Henderson Police Department, Henderson Police Department, he 26th Judicial Drug Task Force, the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, the ATF, and the FBI conducted a collaborative investigation that led to the arrests.
The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be released as soon as it concludes.
If anyone has any additional information about the robberies, please contact the Jackson Police Department at (731) 425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at (731) 424-TIPS (8477).
