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Charlottesville: 64-year-old man robs gas station, police locate him nearby

Crystal Graham
Floyd Thomas Goodson Charlottesville gas station robbery
Floyd Thomas Goodson

A 64-year-old Charlottesville man has been arrested after a robbery at the 5th Street Exxon gas station on Wednesday night.

Floyd Thomas Goodson has been arrested and charged with robbery as well as an unrelated violation of probation.

According to the Charlottesville Police Department, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Goodson advised the gas station clerk that he had a gun in his bag and demanded money from the cash register. The clerk complied with the demand, and the suspect fled on foot.

A description was provided to responding officers who quickly searched the area and located Goodson.

The stolen cash and other evidence related to the robbery was recovered.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.