4/10/14 - A trial date has been set for the man believed to have robbed the same Lyon Township gas station at gunpoint on three separate occasions. 25-year-old Douglas Duane Austin is charged with three counts of armed robbery for a string of incidents at the Kensington Mobil gas station on Grand River â two last December and the most recent January 12th. He is scheduled for trial in Oakland County Circuit Court on June 19th. Following the robberies, Austin was identified by Oakland County Sheriffâs Deputy Matt Snider, who had responded to an injury accident on January 23rd and noticed that the passenger in the vehicle matched the description of the suspect and surveillance photos previously made public. Austin was arrested on a narcotics warrant out of Flint Township at the scene but then positively identified by one of the robbery victims through a photo line-up. Austin allegedly implicated himself in all three robberies during a subsequent interview, although authorities say the gun and facemask used had been disposed of by the suspect. The Sheriffâs Office says Austinâs criminal background includes fraud, assault, explosives, malicious destruction of property, and drug charges. He remains held in the Oakland County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond. (TD)
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