Aggravated Robbery Suspect Arrested
Posted/updated on: February 15, 2017 at 3:23 amTYLER — Tyler Police arrested a Gilmer man following an aggravated robbery at the Texaco, 2700 East Fifth Street. Around 8:35 Monday night, officers received a report of an armed robbery by a white male wearing blue latex gloves and a hospital mask. The suspect, later identified as Jason Adams, left the scene in a white Toyota Tundra. Witnesses followed the vehicle until officers were able to initiate a traffic stop at the Valero station, 1301 W SW Loop 323. During a search of the vehicle, officers found gloves, a mask and what was determined to be two toy handguns. Adams was booked into the Smith County Jail on a charge of aggravated robbery.