St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office books Chalmette man with armed robbery of bar

St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office books Chalmette man
with armed robbery of Chalmette bar

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chalmette man for robbing at gunpoint a Chalmette bar on April 13, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Benjamin Jefferson, 26, of the 3500 block of Chalona Drive, was booked with April 17 with armed robbery for robbing at gunpoint an employee at Backyard Bar and Grill, 1351 E. St. Bernard Highway.

On April 13, shortly before 6:30 p.m., Sheriff Pohlmann said, a male subject, later identified as Jefferson, entered the bar, brandished a handgun and demanded cash from the register. Jefferson, who stole an undetermined amount of cash, fled the scene.

Sheriff Pohlmann said no one was injured in the incident.

Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau were able to identify Jefferson through video surveillance and eyewitness statements. He was apprehended April 17 at his home and taken into custody.

Jefferson is being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison on a $500,000 bond.

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