12/7/16
by News Department on 12/07/16Man jailed in Shamokin robbery...
A Shamokin man is accused of robbing the convenience store he frequents then using the money to buy drugs.
Authorities said 32 year old Shaun P. Bannon, of Shamokin, is accused of going to the Penn Jersey Food Mart, 316 N. Shamokin St., and taking money out of the register.
The clerk said the amount could be up to $1,500. Patrolman Nathan Rhodes said they found Bannon at his residence, and he admitted to taking the cash to purchase heroin and pills.
Bannon was arraigned before Magisterial District John Gembic and incarcerated in Northumberland County Prison in lieu of $100,000.
