ALBANY — A teen has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of an Albany convenience store last weekend.

WALB is reporting that Michael Alexander, 15, was arrested Thursday night for the armed robbery of the Woodall’s on North Slappey Blvd at 3:00 am Sunday morning.

Alexander had his first court appearance Friday morning, and was denied bond by the judge. He remains in the Dougherty County jail.

The Woodall’s clerk was in a store room Sunday morning, and police say the Alexander wandered the store, hunting her. When they met, the clerk told him to stop fooling, and he fired a shot into the ceiling.

Woodall’s General Manager Wright Woodall told WALB, “Just to let the clerk know that he was serious. It seems to be getting worse and worse. So it’s cause for some concern.”

Video shows the robber pointing the gun right in the clerk’s back as he walks her back to the cash register, and then runs. Luckily no one was hurt again, but store owners are worried. “But I don’t know if you can stop it. If they are going to rob you, I think they are going to rob you.”

Prosecutors say these robbers, especially the young ones need to realize they could face life in prison when they are captured. District Attorney Greg Edwards told WALB, “Armed robbery is one of the most serious crimes that can be committed short of murder.”