Local man robbed

By Staff
Melissa Dozier-Cason FCT Staff Writer
Russellville police are looking for a man suspected of assaulting and robbing a man Thursday morning.
The victim walked into the police station with a laceration on his head around 11:25 a.m., Lt. Scotty Lowery said.
The man reported that he was assaulted at gunpoint at the Speed Wash on Coffee Ave, in Russellville. The assailant reportedly took $3,000 in cash from the man.
"He was assaulted with a handgun and pushed to the floor," Lowery said.
Members of the Russellville Fire Department treated the man before he was taken to Russellville Hospital, where the victim received numerous stitches before being released, Lowery said.
The suspect is described as a black man, approximately six feet tall, and weighing 180 pounds. He was described as bald, clean-shaven and wearing all white clothing.
Anyone with information on this case should contact the Russellville Police Department at (256) 332-2230. Callers will remain anonymous.