BNPD MAKES ARREST IN ARMED ROBBERY INCIDENT

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Benton Police Department detectives arrested 20-year-old Kanius Cummings at Fountain Lakes Apartments today on charges of Aggravated Robbery, a Class Y Felony, and Theft of Property following an armed robbery incident that took place just before 1 a.m. Tuesday at the Big Red Valero station on Congo Road.

Detectives were able to locate Cummings based on physical and video evidence, and he was taken into custody without incident. Cummings will be booked into the Saline County Jail on the listed charges. The investigation remains ongoing pending prosecutor review.

Should anyone have further information to contribute to this investigation, please call 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS. Anonymous messages may also be sent via text to 847411 with the keyword BENTONPD in the body of the message or via the BNPD app.