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3 people facing charges for armed robbery at I-84 rest stop

WILLINGTON, Conn. (AP) - Three people are facing charges after police say they committed an armed robbery at a Connecticut highway rest stop.

The Hartford Courant reports 19-year-old Walter Kirksley and 27-year-old Benjamin Cooper, both of Alabama, and 23-year-old Karanda Clemons, of Massachusetts, are each charged with first-degree robbery and related offenses. Kirksley and Cooper are also facing weapons charges.

State police say Kirksley and Cooper approached the victim Saturday morning at an Interstate 84 rest stop in Willington and demanded money. One of the men pointed a gun at the victim and the other sprayed the victim with pepper spray before fleeing in an SUV driven by Clemons.

All three are being held on $250,000 bond and are due in court Monday.

It's unclear whether they have lawyers who could comment.

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