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Grande Prairie RCMP make arrests in violent armed robbery

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Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a violent armed robbery at a convenience store in Grande Prairie last year.

Chrystifer Eggerstedt, 29, and Chancey Huether, 32, have both been charged with robbery with an offensive weapon, disguised with intent and assault with a weapon.

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RCMP said on Nov. 18, 2015 two men went into the Mission Heights Macs convenience store. One of the suspects held a knife to an employee and demanded the cash register be opened. The other man filled a bag with cash, cigarettes and lotto tickets.

The employee wasn’t hurt.

Eggerstedt, who is already in custody, was also charged with breaching conditions not to carry a weapon.

Huether was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on Aug. 15.

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Both men are from Grande Prairie, which is about 460 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

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