Yesterday afternoon, 34 year old Shawn Frederick entered the 7-11 located at 200 River Avenue wielding a metal pipe. He then advanced toward the store clerk who was standing behind the sales counter.
Once at the counter he gestured the pipe toward the clerk in a menacing manner with the intent to intimidate or cause fear. The clerk attempted to walk away but the suspect paralleled him on the outside of the counter forcing him to retreat back to his original position. Frederick then climbed over the counter and took two packs of cigarettes before fleeing the store.
Responding officers located Frederick a short distance away and arrested him without incident. He was subsequently charged with robbery and weapon related offenses and transported to the Ocean County Jail.
