Detroit-area man charged with series of Bay County convenience store holdups from 2009

Just shy of three years since an armed robber plagued area convenience stores, a Detroit man has been charged with the crimes. Bay County District Judge Timothy J. Kelly arraigned Otis Green, 45, on four counts of armed robbery, a life offense, two counts of felony firearm and one count of carrying a weapon with unlawful intent. Prosecutors allege Green on Sept. 19, 2009, brandished a handgun in holding up the 7-Eleven stores at 3543 Old Kawkawlin Road in Bangor Township and 1510 Kosciuszko Ave. in Bay City and then, two days later, used a knife to rob the BP station at 3790 N. Euclid Ave. in Bangor Township. Bay County Prosecutor Kurt C. Asbury asked Kelly deny Green bond, citing the seriousness of the charges and Green’s criminal past. Kelly granted the prosecutor's request.


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