FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Two men were arrested Monday after deputies said they robbed a man at gunpoint.
On Sunday, Fayette County deputies responded to 2400 Highway 138 in reference to an armed robbery involving a Silver Kia Forte.
Officials said the man was robbed at a shopping plaza that includes a Texaco Gas Station and Subway. Deputies said the men pointed the gun at the victim and stole $400.
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The two men then fled on Highway 138, according to deputies.
The victim told police he knew the two men who robbed him.
Fayette deputies put out a be on the lookout notice for the two men and the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office found the car at the registered owner’s house.
Police identified the two men as 19-year-old Marcus Polite and 19-year-old Brenden Hailey, both of Riverdale.
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