A man was arrested in connection to an armed robbery of a pharmacy in Northwest D.C. Friday.
Police said Jamari Brighthaupt, 25, of Southeast D.C., was wearing a ski mask when he entered a pharmacy in the 1800 block of Columbia Road NW and demanded prescription medications.
He then, “jumped over the counter and made additional demands while brandishing a firearm,” police said.
Brighthaupt then fled the pharmacy with stolen prescription drugs, according to police.
Police located him after he crashed his vehicle. Brighthaupt then ran on foot in the 1500 block of North Capitol Street NW.
A firearm and prescription drugs were recovered at the scene, according to police.
Brighthaupt was charged with robbery while armed (gun), possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, felon in possession of a firearm, resisting arrest and similar charges.
See a map of the robbery location below.
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