EVERETT — Law enforcement arrested a Lake Stevens man Thursday after he allegedly robbed a convenience store with an AK-47 rifle the day before.

Around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, patrol deputies responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store gas station in the 16400 block of 84th Street Northeast in Lake Stevens, according to a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Surveillance footage depicted the suspect arriving on a motorcycle and removing an AK-47 rifle from the backpack he was carrying, the release said. He entered the store and allegedly pointed the rifle at the clerk, demanding money. After the clerk complied, he fled the scene.

North County patrol deputies and Robbery Burglary Unit detectives identified the suspect as a 30-year-old Lake Stevens man, the release

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