By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

An early Monday morning incident at a Hays convenience store led to the arrest of a South Carolina man on a number of allegations including robbery.

According to Hays Assistant Chief of Police Brian Dawson, officers were called to the Golden Ox, 3610 Vine, at 3:56 a.m. Monday for the report of a man threatening the store clerk and another person inside the store.

The man, Christopher Jermaine Clark, 30, Greenwood, S.C., was apparently left by the bus that stops at the Golden Ox. He became upset and, according to Dawson, began acting in a threatening manner and walked out of the store with items without paying.

Dawson said when officers arrived on the scene, the man began threatening officers, creating a dangerous situation for both the suspect and the officers.

Clark was arrested on suspicion of robbery, theft and assault on a law enforcement official. Dawson said the Ellis County attorney’s office is reviewing the incident and additional charges could be filed.

He is currently being held in the Graham County jail.