Davidson County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest of a familiar face in a four-month old armed robbery case, but one suspect is still at-large.

According to a DSCO press release, deputies arrested Robert Gray Rhodes, 20, of 518 Jolly Road in Lexington, last week at a game room located at 167 Ernest Snider Road in the Silver Valley Community for an armed robbery that took place on June 6. Rhodes is facing one count of felony robbery with a dangerous weapon for holding up a store clerk from Larry’s Grocery at 10491 N.C. Highway 109 South in the owner’s driveway as she was delivering the night deposit.

The store clerk told detectives that as she and her husband were in the driveway of Larry and Melissa Hughes, a white male, tall and slim, wearing a black hoodie and black pants robbed at her gunpoint. She said she threw the money bag at the suspect, who picked it up and fled the scene on foot. Detectives developed Rhodes and Jason Lee Gordon, 24, of 1912 Hill Road Lot 8 in the Silver Valley community, as suspects and obtained warrants for their arrest. Gordon is still at-large and is described as 5’10”, 149 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

“She went to the owner’s house to drop off the receipts and money for the day and someone was waiting for her in the parking lot,” Sheriff David Grice said. “[The suspect] knew they coming with the money.”

This is not Rhodes’ first encounter with law enforcement of late. In July, Rhodes was arrested for his alleged involvement in a series of larcenies in which nearly $60,000 worth of property was stolen. Rhodes was one of three suspects who were arrested for stealing guns, cars, jet skis and ATVs from businesses in the Silver Valley and Denton communities. PPG Industries and Century Contractors were two companies who said the trio broke into buildings and stole property as part of the spree that also included two residences. Grice believes Gordon also may be involved.

“We arrested [Rhodes] awhile back for a series of break-ins and we think Gordon might have been involved in that crowd as well,” said Grice. “Rhodes has already been charged with those, but we want to talk with Gordon. I think they were together.”

Rhodes was placed in Davidson County Jail and issued a $500,000 secured bond. He also had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court. Grice doesn’t consider Gordon armed and dangerous, but anyone with information on his whereabouts are asked to call DCSO at 242-2105 or Thomasville Crime Stoppers at 476-8477.

Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 88-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.