A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with robbery after allegedly targeting a convenience store in Woodville armed with a gun.
Ryan Jarvis was arrested in connection with an incident at Granville Stores, in Woodville Road, Swadlincote.
He is alleged to have entered the store with what appeared to be a handgun on March 6 and demanded cash before fleeing empty-handed.
Jarvis, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with six burglaries dating back to 2011.
He is alleged to have broken into three homes in Chrysanthemum Court, Newhall, on October 29, 2011, April 23, 2012, and February 16, 2014; a property in Small Thorn Place, Woodville, on September 17 last year; a house in Ashby Road, Boundary, on March 20 this year; and a house in Park Road, Stanton, on Monday, March 24.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court next week.
