CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
A man has been arrested in two recent robberies in the Charlotte area.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say 37-year-old David Lechristopher Thomas was identified as a suspect in robberies at two east Charlotte Quick Trips.
The Quick Trip on The Plaza was robbed around 3:39 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the suspect, later identified as Thomas, pulled out a gun and demanded property from the business before fleeing the scene.
A few hours later, around 5:18 a.m., Thomas went into the Quick Trip on Albemarle Road, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded property, police say. After obtaining the property, he reportedly fled the scene.
Officers arrested Thomas at his home Thursday morning and took him in to be interviewed. He was charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of second-degree kidnapping.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.