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Man robs wife, store at gunpoint

Posted on March 5, 2014 at 3:55 PM

A Texas man is jailed in Franklin Parish after firing a handgun in the AT&T store in Winnsboro where his estranged wife is employed.

According to Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb, dispatchers received a 911 call at around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday reporting an armed robbery in progress in the 3200 block of Front St.

A nearby sheriff’s office deputy responded to the location and identified a man, 50-year-old Scottie Dean Fields, of Carthage, Texas, who was attempting to leave the robbery scene.

Law enforcement was told that an additional suspect was inside the store, which was subsequently cleared.

According to an arrest affidavit, Fields said that he and his wife, who worked at the store, were acting together in the robbery attempt. Further investigation revealed that the couple was in the process of getting a divorce and the female employee had no involvement in the crime, the report says.

Fields fired a handgun inside the store and walked away with over $5,000, the sheriff said.

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As the suspect was leaving the scene, a deputy apprehended him without incident. The handgun and money were recovered in the parking lot by officers. No one was injured.

“The officers did a great job in handling what could have been a very bad situation,” Cobb said. “They responded to the incident quickly and also defused the situation in the appropriate manner. Their quick thinking and reaction to the threat of an armed man more than likely stopped the situation from escalating.”

On Monday, Texas authorities contacted the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office and said that Fields is facing charges of motor vehicle theft and taking nearly $700 from a company in Carthage.

Fields was booked into the Franklin Parish Detention Center on charges of armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal use of a weapon. Bond has not been set.