Morris, IL – Police in Morris arrested a Joliet man early Saturday morning after an armed robbery at a local convenience store, according to the Morris Police Department.
The incident happened on September 13, 2025, around 2:50 a.m. at the Circle K on N. Division Street. Officers said the suspect displayed a black handgun, demanded money and lottery tickets, and then fled the store.
Police quickly shared a vehicle and suspect description. The vehicle was later located and stopped by Minooka Police, where officers arrested Devion Smith, 27, of Joliet, without incident. Authorities reported finding both a handgun and cash inside the vehicle.
Investigators later learned the suspect may also be connected to armed robberies reported overnight in Joliet and New Lenox, involving the same vehicle and suspect description.
Smith is now facing charges of Armed Robbery and Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in Grundy County. He remains detained at the Grundy County Jail while prosecutors review possible additional charges in Grundy and Will Counties.
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