Two teenagers charged in armed robbery of gas station in St. Andrews community in Jackson County

Two teenagers are in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center, charged as adults with armed robbery.

Sheriff Mike Ezell says around 5:45 Wednesday morning, 16-year old Justin Jeffrey Boyer and 15-year old Jarrezz Odie held up the Shell station in the St. Andrews community.

One of the teens demanded money from the register while holding a handgun on the clerk, while the other teen allegedly took a large amount of cigarettes and Vapes.  Both suspects left on foot and ran into the woods.

Using a K-9, deputies chased the teens and both were in custody after about an hour.  The money and property were recovered. The store clerk wasn’t hurt.

Boyer and Jarrezz are being held on $500,000 bond each