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A Carbondale man faces a robbery charge

Roosevelt Clark
Carbondale Police Dept.
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Carbondale Police Dept.
Roosevelt Clark

A person is in custody for trying to commit a robbery in Carbondale.

Police say 51-year-old Roosevelt Clark of Carbondale is in the Jackson County Jail charged with Aggravated Robbery as well as a Williamson County Warrant for failure to appear for a traffic offense.

The incident occurred late Friday night in the 700 block of East Main Street.

Officers learned the suspect -- identified as Clark -- entered the room of the victim and demanded money while implying he had a weapon.

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