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Matthew Violet, 41, charged with aggravated robbery in Greene County.  (Photo/Greene County Jail)

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Arrest made in gas station robbery

Updated: Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 5:58 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 5:58 PM EDT

FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) - Fairborn police arrested a suspect Wednesday for a gas station robbery.

Matthew Violet, 41, of Fairborn is in the Greene County Jail.

He is charged with a count of aggravated robbery.

Police say it is Violet caught on surveillance video robbing the Marathon station on West Dayton Drive.

The video shows the suspect walking a clerk behind the counter and forcing her to hand him cash from the register.

He then moved on to the cash in a safe.

The robbery happened March 6.

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