MILLBROOK, AL (WSFA) - A man suspected of carrying out four armed robberies in Millbrook has been arrested by Police.

The string of robberies stretches back to December 22, 2010 and started at the China King Restaurant on Highway 14. The next business to be hit was the Metro Petro on Deatsville Highway on January 14 followed by The Pit Stop on Main Street on January 22. The suspect then robbed the same China King again on January 24.

Each time it was reported a lone black man entered the business brandishing a handgun. The suspect would demand money and assault the clerks by striking them in the head with the handgun.

On February 27 at approximately 10:30 p.m. the Millbrook Police, with assistance from the Elmore County Sheriff's Office arrested 24-year-old Johnnie L. Davis of Deatsville.

Davis has been formally charged with four counts of Robbery in the First Degree, the total bond for these cases has been set at $360,000.

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PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) - The city staff in Prattville is changing again. City Clerk Gina Smith is the latest city employee to leave her position after tendering her resignation. Smith's last day is February 25.

Mayor Bill Gillespie would not comment on Smith's decision to step down from her position citing policy not to comment on personnel matters.

Other Prattville offices recently vacated include that of the mayor and the city finance director. The city council also voted Monday to replace longtime Fire Chief Stanley Gann.

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