The obstructing conviction is a second-degree misdemeanor.
Addison reportedly robbed a Kroger pharmacy at 3520 W. Siebenthaler Ave. on May 30.
Addison held a pharmacist at gunpoint and forced them to give him two bottles of liquid hydrocodone, according to Vandalia Municipal Court records.
“The suspect threatened the employee with a firearm and struck them in the face with the weapon,” the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
He then left the store.
A few hours later deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person near Markey and Addison avenues.
“The suspect was said to be displaying a firearm and walking down the roadway,” an affidavit read.
Deputies spoke to the man, who was later identified as Addison. The man matched the description of the suspect in the Kroger robbery.
Investigators found the clothes worn during the robbery on Addison’s parents’ back porch, according to court records. The address was reportedly within walking distance of where deputies found Addison
During an interview, Addison denied being involved in the robbery, but said the clothes belonged to him, according to court documents.
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