A 44-year-old Godfrey man has been arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery after he allegedly tried to stick-up the Moto Mart on Godfrey Road last week. Police say Terry D. Elsperman of the 5,600 block of Godfrey Road made his way behind the counter and pulled a knife on the clerk. He ran out of the store and had a customer who was pumping gas call 911.
The customer provided a detailed description of the suspect, and the clerk provided details of what happened. Madison County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Kris Tharp says the clerk acted appropriately.
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Elsperman was later found in his room at the Redwood Motel, and Tharp says investigators recovered enough evidence to charge him with the crime. Elsperman has a criminal history that includes a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon from 2003. The clerk was not injured in the incident. He is being held on $100,000 bond.
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