The Selma Police Department arrested a Selma man that allegedly robbed a Family Dollar store earlier this week.

Detectives with the Selma Police Department executed a search warrant Tuesday at 1109 L.L. Anderson Avenue and arrested 38-year-old Jeffery Harris. Harris was charged with robbery first, assault second, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and ex-felon in possession of a firearm.

Lt. Sam Miller said Harris was wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred Monday around 10:45 p.m. at the Family Dollar Store on Citizen’s Parkway.

Miller said Harris ran up on two employees as they were locking the store up and forced his way inside at gunpoint. Miller said he hit one of the employees on the head a couple of times with the hand gun.

Once he was inside, Miller said Harris tried to get the employees to open the store’s safe, but they managed to get away from him and ran out of the store. Miller said while he was still in the store Harris ditched his mask, gun and gloves. Miller said Harris ended up leaving the store with nothing in his hurry to escape.

“We were able to ID him from the video,” Miller said.

Harris’ bonds totaled $1,150,000.  Miller said Harris could also be linked to other recent robberies in the area.

Dontae Allen, 31, was also at the residence at the time of detectives executed the search warrant.  He was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon.

Allen’s bonds totaled $312,000.