The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:25 PM

Knoxville Police Arrest Man Tied To Several Robberies In North Knoxville Area

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SOURCE: WVLT) -- Knoxville Police have arrested a man they believe is tied to several robberies in the North Knoxville area last month.

KPD investigators said they located 27-year-old Christopher Lavel Rivers on Nov. 30, taking him into custody in the parking lot of an area apartment complex. Investigators interviewed him, where they determined he was tied to three robberies.

Rivers has been charged with one count of attempted aggravated robbery in connection to an incident at Domino's Pizza, 900 N. Broadway, on Nov. 10; one count of aggravated robbery in connection to an incident at Kenjo, 1400 N. Central, on Nov. 12; and another count of aggravated robbery in connection to an incident at Subway, 3121 N. Broadway, on Nov. 18.

KPD arrested Rivers and he's currently being held on a $150,000 bond.