By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A Chehalis couple was arrested allegedly fleeing an armed robbery of a store in Tumwater last night.
Police say a male entered the Southend Grocery on the 6400 block of Capitol Boulevard Southeast and pointed a firearm at a 46-year-old woman who works there and demanded cash.
Officers called at 9:52 p.m. learned the male left on foot, but got into a vehicle driven by a female. The suspects were stopped on southbound Interstate 5 and the male ran away but was subsequently found in a wooded area, according to the Tumwater Police Department.
The two were arrested for first-degree robbery and booked into the Nisqually Jail, according to Tumwater detective Jennifer Kolb.
They are identified as husband and wife Gary Bafford, 54, and Genaveve Webb, 40, both of Chehalis.