Sault suspect charged with threatening clerk with screwdriver, stealing cash

Sault clerk threatened with a screwdriver A 29-year-old suspect has been charged after a robbery on Queen Street West in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday morning.

A 29-year-old suspect has been charged after a robbery on Queen Street West in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday morning.

Police responded after receiving a 911 call about a robbery in progress around 9 a.m. at a business, in which a worker was threatened with a screwdriver.

The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash.

"As the accused had run from the business prior to officers’ arrival, officers were dispatched to the area," police said in a news release Monday.

"Officers located the accused, who matched the description of the suspect, around Cathcart Street and Gloucester Street. They were arrested."

A search of the suspect uncovered cash and a screwdriver.

Charges include robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of property obtained by crime.

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.