Arrest in Furniture Store Robbery

October 26, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 27, 2010

Police have arrested a man in a furniture store robbery at City Furniture in Jackson, Miss., WLBT reported Tuesday.

22-year-old Robert Leon Jackson is accused of going into City Furniture on Bailey Avenue with the intention of robbing the business.

Police say 22-year-old Robert Jackson entered the store displaying a weapon, but a store employee pulled out his own gun and fired several shots at Jackson.

Jackson's arrest record includes two felony convictions, and he currently is on probation.