Suspect arrested in Gardendale Arby’s robbery

Published 1:04 pm Monday, July 15, 2013

Gardendale Police have arrested a suspect in the robbery of a fast-food restaurant just before last Christmas.

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Spencer Powell Jr., 31, of Birmingham was arrested on two counts of first-degree robbery in connection with a hold-up at Arby’s on Fieldstown Road. That robbery took place on December 23, 2012.

Powell was also charged with first-degree unlawful possession of marijuana.

Powell is being held in the Jefferson County Jail in lieu of a total bond of $130,000.