A North Carolina gas station clerk didn’t have the best shift when he was kidnapped. He was abducted and forced into a car during a robbery. He was found hours later in Tennessee in restraints after a brief police chase. 

North Carolina gas station clerk forced into car during robbery 

A North Carolina gas station clerk was just trying to do his job in Winston-Salem when he suddenly got forced into the back of a car. He was restrained and kidnapped. 

Winston-Salem police officers went to the Speedway gas station on 2700 University Parkway to conduct a security check. It was a little odd when they discovered that the station was empty, without a clerk inside. 

Investigators reviewed security camera footage and saw the clerk being abducted by an unknown subject during an armed robbery. The incident occurred around 11:46 PM. 

According to My Fox 8, an Ashanti Alert went out for the victim;’s vehicle at 3:37 AM. After corresponding with other police departments, investigators spotted the victim’s car. It was heading through Erwin, Tennessee. 

Police cars from the Unico County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop the car, but a police chase ensued. They performed a pit maneuver to end the chase on I-26 East. 

40-year-old DeAngelo Shamond Toomer was taken into custody and the store clerk was found restrained in the backseat, unharmed. 

Troomer was charged with aggravated kidnapping, evading arrest, unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and possessing a firearm during a dangerous felony. 

He is being held in Unicoi County with a $50,000 bond and is expected to be charged by the Winston-Salem Police Department as well. Troomer has an extensive criminal record with 14 convictions in South Carolina.