New Berlin robber indicted, had weapons stash
NORWICH – Police who arrested an Oxford man for robbing the South New Berlin Quickway at gunpoint also uncovered a stash of weapons from the suspect.
Joel L. Lewis was arrested Jan. 20 after police began searching for a suspect in the crime two and a half weeks earlier.
A masked Lewis allegedly entered the South New Berlin convenience store and demanded money from a cashier at around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7.
The only employee at the time of the robbery, the clerk said he was stocking shelves when he saw a man in winter clothes come in. That particular night, temperatures in the area were well below freezing and the clerk said it didn’t seem that unusual.
“I asked him, ‘How can I help you?’ He had his arms inside his jacket holding something and then he pulled out a rifle and said, ‘Gimme all your money, man,’” said the teenage clerk, who asked not to be identified.
Lewis, 22, 104 Parker Hollow Rd., Oxford, was indicted by the Chenango County grand jury Feb. 11 for first degree robbery, a Class B felony, and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon.
New York State Police Lt. James E. Barnes said the .35 caliber Thompson Center Contender weapon used in the robbery was “unique.”
The weapon is designed to convert between a rifle and a handgun. Barnes explained that the weapon is capable of collapsing down into a handgun component or can be fitted with a longer rifle barrel.
When police arrested Lewis, they also uncovered several other weapons, including a switch blade, electric dart gun, electric stun gun, a gravity knife, cane sword, billy club, sand club, wrist-braced sling shot and a shrieked, a martial arts blade designed for throwing.
The firearm is what led police to Lewis. Following the robbery Barnes said the weapon was sold to a third party who took the weapon to have it registered at the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff reported then discovered that the weapon had been stolen.
Troopers were then able to trace the gun back to Lewis.
New York State Police Investigator Michelle M. Marshall said the gun had been stolen from a vehicle in Otsego County sometime in December.
Marshall said numerous leads received from the community aided police in the arrest. Police also said Lewis made oral admissions confessing to the robbery following his arrest.
Lewis was remains at the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 cash.
Joel L. Lewis was arrested Jan. 20 after police began searching for a suspect in the crime two and a half weeks earlier.
A masked Lewis allegedly entered the South New Berlin convenience store and demanded money from a cashier at around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7.
The only employee at the time of the robbery, the clerk said he was stocking shelves when he saw a man in winter clothes come in. That particular night, temperatures in the area were well below freezing and the clerk said it didn’t seem that unusual.
“I asked him, ‘How can I help you?’ He had his arms inside his jacket holding something and then he pulled out a rifle and said, ‘Gimme all your money, man,’” said the teenage clerk, who asked not to be identified.
Lewis, 22, 104 Parker Hollow Rd., Oxford, was indicted by the Chenango County grand jury Feb. 11 for first degree robbery, a Class B felony, and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon.
New York State Police Lt. James E. Barnes said the .35 caliber Thompson Center Contender weapon used in the robbery was “unique.”
The weapon is designed to convert between a rifle and a handgun. Barnes explained that the weapon is capable of collapsing down into a handgun component or can be fitted with a longer rifle barrel.
When police arrested Lewis, they also uncovered several other weapons, including a switch blade, electric dart gun, electric stun gun, a gravity knife, cane sword, billy club, sand club, wrist-braced sling shot and a shrieked, a martial arts blade designed for throwing.
The firearm is what led police to Lewis. Following the robbery Barnes said the weapon was sold to a third party who took the weapon to have it registered at the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff reported then discovered that the weapon had been stolen.
Troopers were then able to trace the gun back to Lewis.
New York State Police Investigator Michelle M. Marshall said the gun had been stolen from a vehicle in Otsego County sometime in December.
Marshall said numerous leads received from the community aided police in the arrest. Police also said Lewis made oral admissions confessing to the robbery following his arrest.
Lewis was remains at the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 cash.
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