BECKLEY, W.Va. –A Raleigh County man is in jail following a robbery at a gambling hall in Beckley Thursday morning.

Eric Dillon, 40, of Lanark, was arrested and charged with first degree robbery.

According to a release from the Beckley Police Department, deputies responded to a robbery in progress call at Opportunity Knocks around 3:30 a.m.

They received reports that white male had entered the establishment, brandished a firearm, and demanded money from an employee. The suspect then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.

During their investigation, police secured surveillance video footage of the suspects vehicle sporting several distinctive features. The video footage led them to the Lanark area and around 10:50 a.m. conducted a traffic stop of the suspected vehicle.

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