Armed Robbery Arrest

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz.  – August 6, 2021 –Bullhead City Police arrested Brock Austin Smith, 25, and Christopher Jacob White, 27, for armed robbery. On Thursday, August 5th at around 5:15 p.m., police were called to a robbery at the Family Dollar store on Commercial Way.

It was reported that a man, with a bandana around his face, came in with a knife and gave the clerk a note demanding money. He also demanded that a customer, who was standing by the checkout counter, give him money. Through further investigation and interviews, police identified the suspect as Brock Smith. Police also learned that Christopher White was an accomplice in the robbery by acting as the ‘getaway’ driver.

After the robbery, Smith and White drove to Circle K on Marina Boulevard where they bought cigarettes and threw away the bandana that Smith wore during the crime. Police went to White’s house in the 700 block of Swan Drive and arrested Smith and White for armed robbery.  Evidence tied to the robbery was recovered at the residence during a search warrant.

No one was hurt during the robbery. Smith and White were booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman.

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