Farmingville, NY - March 21, 2018 - Suffolk County Police arrested a Farmingville man for robbing a Farmingville convenience store twice during the past three months.
Deshawn Martin entered 7-Eleven, located at 358 Mooney Pond Road, and robbed an employee at gunpoint at 12:08 a.m. on March 20. Sixth Precinct officers located Martin a short time later on Route 25, near South Coleman Road, in Centereach.
Further investigation by Major Case Unit detectives determined Martin also robbed the location on January 1 at approximately 6:45 a.m.
Martin, 21, was charged with two counts of Robbery 1st Degree and Resisting Arrest. Martin was scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.
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