GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) – A woman in Mississippi allegedly robbed a Dollar General and then went back for her phone at the scene while authorities were investigating.
According to the Gulfport Police Department, the armed robbery happened around 9:32 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, at the Dollar General at 12600 Dedeaux Road.
Police said 34-year-old Jessinya Faye Ezell entered the store with a firearm and demanded money.
Ezell then allegedly got into a fight with an employee before leaving the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
Officers said they were at the store investigating when Ezell returned to the scene and asked about a cellphone she dropped during the robbery.
Ezell was arrested and taken to the Harrison County jail.
She is being held on a $100,000 bond.
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