UPDATE: Man Arrested For Hoods Truck Stop Robbery

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UPDATE: The suspect, 59-year-old Bruce Wayne Vonier, has been arrested in Mount Vernon and charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.

Investigators say the Vonier allegedly walked into the Hood’s Truck Stop at Halltown around 7:30 Thursday morning and demanded an employee open the safe at gunpoint.

He left with thousands of dollars and the each of the employees’ cell phones in a red Dodge Avenger with no plates.

Investigators believe the man was local and knew about the operation of the business.