1 held after Tuesday night store robbery
Published: October 2, 2008
An 18-year-old Albemarle County man is in jail, facing charges in connection with a Tuesday night armed robbery of the Barracks Road Market, according to Albemarle County police.
Pierre Gerard Augustine is charged with robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and currently is being held without bond at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.
According to police reports, the robbery occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. A female clerk told police that a man entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded cash, fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No one was hurt in the robbery.
Augustine is scheduled for a Nov. 16 hearing in Albemarle County General District Court, according to court documents.


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