A jury has been selected for an Aiken man facing robbery charges.
Attorneys will present opening statements today beginning at 9:30 a.m. for Waymon Newton, 37, who has been accused of robbing an Aiken auto sales business at knife point, according to past police reports.
Dispatch received a call Oct. 8, 2014, that a vehicle had crashed on Talatha Church Road at Whiskey Road, according to past Aiken Standard reports.
The driver was seen running away, according to reports.
Police later determined the description of the driver matched the description of a man suspected in an armed robbery at Bryant's Auto Sales on Whiskey Road on Sept. 30, 2014, according to a press release.
An employee of the business was robbed at knife point by a man who said he was interested in buying a vehicle, and who was later identified as Newton, police said.
Will Whaley is the crime and courts reporter for the Aiken Standard. He graduated from the University of North Alabama.