Armed gas station robbery suspect turns himself into Sheffield Village police

Evin Patrick Ballard, 19, arrested for robbing BP gas station in Sheffield Village at gunpoint.
Evin Patrick Ballard, 19, arrested for robbing BP gas station in Sheffield Village at gunpoint.(Sheffield Police Department)
Published: Jul. 16, 2019 at 10:15 AM EDT
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SHEFFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (WOIO) -Police said the suspect wanted for the armed robbery of a gas station turned himself in Monday evening.

Sheffield Village police officers said Evin Patrick Ballard, 19, robbed the BP Gas Station at 5219 Detroit Road around 10:11 p.m. Saturday.

Officers said Ballard entered the gas station with a cloth over the lower half of his face and brandished a semi-automatic handgun, ordering an employee to give him the money from the register.

Ballard stole an unknown amount of money from the station before fleeing.

Police shared surveillance footage of the incident to Facebook.

Posted by Sheffield Village Police on Saturday, July 13, 2019

Ballard is charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and theft.

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