Overview
- Joshua Mora, 22, was taken into custody by Lynn police with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section.
- Prosecutors said surveillance video shows the assailant hopping the counter and repeatedly punching the clerk before taking items, including rolling papers.
- Mora faces charges that include armed robbery, three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, malicious destruction of property under $1,200, and armed assault and battery to intimidate with bodily injury.
- The assault occurred on Oct. 31 at the Richdale Convenience Store on Chatham Street in Lynn around 7 p.m., according to police.
- The store owner said the clerk suffered a broken leg, broken nose, and broken jaw, and police described the injuries as significant.