Man Charged With Robbery After Police Say He Assaulted Someone Over a $5 Tip Jar at Buckeye Donuts

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Franklin County

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man is charged with robbery after police say he assaulted someone while trying to take a tip jar holding about $5 from Buckeye Donuts on Tuesday morning.

Officers were called to the shop on S. High Street around 6:30 a.m. Oct. 13, according to a Columbus police report obtained by 614NOW. Police said they quickly chased down the suspect, 41-year-old Arron Antoneo Slate, and caught him a short distance away on S. High Street. Robbery detectives were called to the scene.

Slate is charged with robbery, a felony, according to Franklin County court records. He was scheduled to appear in court Oct. 15.

The tip jar was recovered and returned. The victim reportedly suffered a minor injury.

Buckeye Donuts is a longtime Columbus favorite with shops on South High Street and on North High Street near Ohio State’s campus.

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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

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