OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – A 39-year-old Detroit man has been charged with four felonies after allegedly using an AK-47-style rifle to rob a Shell gas station.

Joseph Louis Carter was charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and two counts of felony firearm, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced Nov. 12.

Carter allegedly stole approximately $2,000 from the Shell gas station on Rochester Road in Troy on Oct. 30.

Investigators used the gas station’s security camera footage to identify Carter’s vehicle and locate him.

“More than simply a theft, armed robberies endanger retail employees and customers with a threat of violence,” McDonald said in a statement. “This was not an easy case, but the diligent collaboration between Troy Police and the ATF al

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