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Burlington Man Arrested for Robbery for Alleged Incident at Gulfport Tavern
POSTED 9:20 a-m 4/26/09, UPDATED 9:35 a-m 4/26/09 A Burlington man is jailed in Henderson County following his arrest at a tavern on a pair of preliminary felony charges.

Henderson County Sheriff Mark Lumbeck says deputies took 23-year old Brian Garrett into custody around 6:30 Saturday morning at Sam's Saloon in Gulfport. The sheriff says authorities were called to the tavern after another Burlington man who was there told police he had been robbed.

Lumbeck says Garrett allegedly tried to rob the man of money and grabbed him by the throat. Garrett is facing preliminary charges of robbery and aggravated battery. He is being held in the Henderson County Jail on $10,000 bond.
04 25 09 by Newsroom
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