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A man convicted of robbing a local pharmacy and tying up its employees will be sentenced today on a number of felonies.
Tyrez Boyd, 24, was found guilty by a jury on an aggravated robbery charge and six counts of kidnapping in Clark County Common Pleas Court. He is due in court today at 8:45 a.m.
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Police were called Dec. 5 to the Harding Road Pharmacy on Harding Road for a robbery in progress involving a gun. A witness who tried to enter the store said the door was locked and he saw a man robbing the store. An employee also dialed 911 to say that two suspects with a gun were there.
One of the suspects ran out the door carrying a white trash bag with bottles inside, according to court documents.
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The suspect was able to get away but dropped the bag of stolen items, the officer said in the affidavit. Then the officer allegedly saw a second suspect running through the pharmacy. The suspect was identified as Boyd in the affidavit and he allegedly also ran out of the store with a trash bag.
The second suspect has yet to be arrested, according to police.
Clark County Assistant Prosecutor Brian Driscoll said he was proud of victims after the trial.
“I am just very pleased with the jury’s verdict and extremely proud of the seven brave victims who were zip tied during the robbery as they all testified against the defendant,” Driscoll said. “This included three teenagers.”