x
Breaking News
More () »

Deputies clear up armed robbery cases with arrest of man in Vidor

Harris has been charged with the robbery at OJ's Mobile Mart. Other charges are pending.

VIDOR — A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Monday said a man arrested on multiple warrants has confessed to armed robberies in Orange and Jefferson County. Deputy Janois Grizzaffi said Zachary Harris confessed to multiple crimes while talking to detectives.

On Thursday, March 29, deputies were called to OJ's Mobile Mart located at 9508 Highway 12 in Orange County. The store had been robbed by a lone gunman. The clerk told deputies the suspect fled in an unknown direction after taking a large amount of cash. Investigators working the case followed a lead to Vidor where they arrested Zachary Harris for unrelated warrants. Deputies interviewing him say he confessed to the robbery at OJ’s Mobile Mart as well as a robbery on March 17, 2018 at Lakeview Grocery and a robbery in Port Arthur on March 27, 2018.

Harris has been charged with the robbery at OJ’s Mobile Mart. Other charges are pending.

Before You Leave, Check This Out