ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — As investigators in Rockdale County were trying to put the pieces together of one armed robbery where a woman was shot, a second location was being robbed. Now, the sheriff says he believes the two are connected.
On Dec. 22, just after 11 p.m., two men entered the Starship Enterprises off Ga. Hwy. 138, the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
During this incident, they said a female employee was shot twice in the leg.
The first suspect is described as a large, dark-skinned black man wearing a gray zip-style hooded sweatshirt, gray sweat pants and red shoes. The second suspect is described as a shorter, lighter-skinned black man wearing dark clothing and a red bandanna over his face.
Both suspects fled the scene in an unknown vehicle.
Meanwhile, just after midnight, while deputies were at the Starship, a second armed robbery occurred at the Quick Stop Superette off Ga. Hwy. 20.
The sheriff's office says the man seen on surveillance footage is the same person who committed the armed robbery at Starship. They said the second suspect was not seen on camera.
UPDATE: Authorities said they identified Sean Haughton as a suspect in each of the cases. He was arrested and charged with armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and false imprisonment. He is being held in the Rockdale County Jail.
Meanwhile, Wallace Thomas III is wanted for being "party to the crime of armed robbery," according to the sheriff's office. Authorities said he is a fugitive and is "actively being sought."
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