A man faces seven charges following the robbery of the Tappen Esso on Halloween, including wielding an imitation firearm and possessing heroin.
Paulo Anthony Murphy-O’Neil, born in 1992, will reappear in BC Provincial Court in Salmon Arm on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
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Court documents show he is charged with robbery, using an imitation firearm while committing the robbery, two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon (“brass knuckles/taser”) without a licence and contrary to a court order, possessing heroin and methamphetamine, and possessing “pipes, syringes or other drug paraphernalia” contrary to a court order.
Salmon Arm RCMP arrested three people that afternoon, two men and a woman, in a dramatic takedown in downtown Salmon Arm.
Police had received a call at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 31 telling them a suspect with a gun approached an employee of the Tappen Esso and demanded money before fleeing the scene in a pickup truck.
Officers made the arrest on the Trans-Canada Highway near the intersection of Ross and Alexander streets.
Traffic was delayed as four police cars and a number of officers, at least one with a weapon drawn, converged on the scene.
A witness had provided police with a description of the occupants of the truck and a detailed description of the getaway vehicle, which included the B.C. licence plate.
The other two people arrested have not been charged; Crown counsel did not divulge if further charges will be forthcoming.