ANSONIA – A Bridgeport man was arrested today for allegedly holding up a Main Street service station at gunpoint.
Audelan Chassangne, 35, of Stoneridge Road, Bridgeport, was charged first-degree robbery, fourth-degree robbery and second-degree reckless endangerment.
About 6:20 a.m. this morning, police received a report of an armed robbery at Fuel First at 575 Main St., Lt. Andrew Cota said.
Two men allegedly entered the store and drew a gun on the clerk, he said. The pair took about $1,200 worth of cigarettes and $600 cash from the cash register and fled in a dark colored car, Cota said. No one was injured.
A short time later, officers spotted a car matching that car’s description in the parking lot of McDonalds on Division Street, Cota said. Both Ansonia and Derby officers responded to the scene.
A person who witnessed the robbery identified the car’s driver, Chassangne, as one of the men who robbed the station, Cota said.
Chassange was held in lieu of $150,000 bond and is due to appear in Derby Superior Court March 15.
The second men, described as wearing a black jacket and jeans, is still being sought, Cota said, and anyone with any information is asked to contact police at 203-735-1885.
—-By Kate Ramunni
