Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested Jeffrey Alonzo Varos and Christopher Glen Agnew as suspects in the Dec. 4 robbery of the Schrader Country Store in Wellington.
The arrest of Jeffrey Varos occurred after investigators and the Larimer County SWAT team executed a search warrant of a residence in the 3700 block of Henderson Avenue on Dec. 12. Wellington Middle School was placed on a modified lockout during the incident. Varos was arrested for aggravated robbery, a class 3 felony and theft, a class 3 misdemeanor. He is being held at the Larimer County Jail with a $25,000 bond.
Christopher Agnew was arrested Dec 17 on a Wellington street. He faces charges of aggravated robbery, a class 3 felony, and theft, a class 3 misdemeanor. He was also booked on two unrelated warrants for failure to appear in court on previous charges of theft and DUI. He is being held at the Larimer County Jail with a total of $25,393 in bonds.
The two men are alleged to have entered the convenience store. Police say one of the men pointed a handgun at the clerk while the other gave the clerk instructions. The suspects ran off with an unknown amount of cash. No one was injured.
Anyone with information regarding this or any other crime is asked to call Larimer County Sheriff’s Office at 970-416-1985 or Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868 where you will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.
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