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Augusta County: Assault, theft of a pack of cigarettes lands Lyndhurst woman in jail

Chris Graham
Crystal Dawn Cox
Crystal Dawn Cox. Photo courtesy Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

A Lyndhurst woman is being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail after allegedly assaulting a store clerk and stealing a pack of cigarettes.

Crystal Dawn Cox, 39, faces a robbery charge in the incident, reported at 9:23 a.m. at The Country Store in Lyndhurst.

She reportedly entered the store, demanded cigarettes, hit the clerk, stole a pack of cigarettes and left.

The clerk sustained minor facial injuries.

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