Crime & Safety

Police Arrest Suspect in Armed Robbery of Clark Gas Station

Kenneth Miller is also being investigated as a suspect for robbing a Subway restaurant in Willoughby

Updated at 1:50 p.m.

Police have arrested a man accused of using a gun to Friday in Mentor.

Police received a tip that Kenneth Miller, 38, was the man who came into the gas station, brandished a handgun and demanded money, Mentor Police Lt. Ken Gunsch said.

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He was arrested Saturday outside of a pawn shop in Cuyahoga County, Gunsch said.

Miller said he lives in Mantua, Ohio, but he also spends time in Wickliffe.

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Miller was charged with aggravated robbery and arraigned this morning in Mentor Municipal Court. Judge John Trebets set Miller's bond at $250,000, which he could not post.

Miller's next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday. If convicted of aggravated robbery, he could face between three and 10 years in prison.

Miller is also being investigated as a suspect in an armed robbery that happened Wednesday evening at a Subway restaurant in Willoughby.

Willoughby Police Lt. Tom Trem said Miller's description is similar to that of one of the two men who entered the restaurant, flashed a handgun and demanded money.

Miller has not been charged with anything in relation to the Willoughby robbery as of yet.

Anyone with information regarding the Subway robbery is encouraged to call the Willoughby Detective Bureau at 440-953-4210.


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