Two accused of robbing Poplar Bluff store

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two Poplar Bluff men are being held in the Butler County Jail facing armed robbery charges after an early morning incident at the Casey's General Store on Pine Street.

Chaddrick Lee Smith, 22, and Kwamae Tywon Triplett, 20, were arrested at about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at Smith's residence.

According to the police report, two employees were inside the store around midnight while another sat on a curb during a break. Two men approached the employee, who asked if they needed help.

The employee reported he then saw one of the men brandishing a handgun and noticed their faces were covered. The suspects ordered the employee inside the store.

While one of the suspects held a gun on him, the employee reportedly opened the register and handed the cash inside, around $200 in small bills, to the other suspect. They then fled east on foot.

Chaddrick Smith

Pertinent address:

599 E. Pine St., Poplar Bluff MO