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Man With Sawed-Off Shotgun Arrested After Robbery

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By JASON GEARY | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 16, 2007

TAMPA - Deputies arrested a 24-year-old Riverview man Saturday night shortly after he robbed a Beverage Castle on Causeway Boulevard, arrest reports state.

Armed with a sawed-off shotgun, Lester Moore demanded money from a clerk at the convenience store, took the cash and then drove away, reports state.

Lester Moore

Deputies attempted to pull Moore over, but he began weaving through traffic, reports state.

He crashed into another vehicle after driving through a red traffic light and was caught trying to run away, reports state.

Moore, of 5410 Chenault Place, was being held Sunday at Orient Road Jail, without bail on a charge of robbery, jail records show.

He also faces charges of aggravated fleeing to elude, leaving the scene of a crash with injury, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, obstructing or opposing an officer without violence, and possession of cocaine and cannabis.

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