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Second Suspect In Springdale Gunfight Released From Hospital And Booked

SPRINGDALE (KFSM)- The second suspect involved in the armed robbery at C & S Gun and Pawn Shop in Springdale on the morning of Dec. 6 has been released from...

SPRINGDALE (KFSM)- The second suspect involved in the armed robbery at C & S Gun and Pawn Shop in Springdale on the morning of Dec. 6 has been released from the hospital and booked into the Washington County Detention Center, according to jail records.

Springdale Police said Leon Roberson, 20, and Marcus Gould, 25, robbed the store carrying semi-automatic pistols. According to police, 74-year-old Shirley Cornett shot Gould during the holdup. Cornett and her husband, Clint, own the store.

Second Suspect In Springdale Gunfight Released From Hospital And Booked

Police said Cornett pulled out her .38 revolver and shot Gould in the arm as he was jumping over the counter towards her husband, Gould then fired back at her, hitting a stacks of books on the counter, the bullet then hit her chest, but Cornett's husband said it didn't break the skin.

The suspects then fled the store on foot, leaving several shell casings and blood on the floor, according to police.

The whole exchange was captured on the shop's surveillance camera, the full video is shown above.

In an email, Sergeant Daniel Grubbs with the Fort Smith Police Department, said Gould arrived at Sparks Hospital with a gun shot wound to the forearm. He told an officer he’d been shot in Little Rock and checked into Sparks under a different name. Upon further questioning, police found inconsistencies in Gould’s story. They contacted several police agencies in the state, including Springdale.

Later Fort Smith police learned the getaway car was in the parking lot and got a warrant to search it. That’s where they found Roberson and detained him after he tried to flee on foot, police said. According to a preliminary arrest report, officers found a stolen bracelet, two handguns, bloody clothes, a bus ticket from Los Angeles to Fort Smith, and a black duffel back containing duct tape in the car.

The report also states Gould and Roberson are from Compton and Long Beach, California. Gould is facing charges of attempted capital murder, aggravated robbery and possession of a firearm with a bond of $250,000, the records show. He has a court date scheduled for Dec. 15.

Roberson is facing charges of attempted capital murder, aggravated robbery and theft with a bond of $250,000, jail records show. His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 9. 2015.

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