Female Love’s cashier jumps on armed thief’s back during robbery

A female Love’s cashier jumped on the back of an armed robber and removed his mask before being shot in the leg in Las Vegas early on Monday. 

The crime occurred on July 22nd at the Love’s Travel Stop on North Grand Avenue at around 3 a.m. in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

According to Las Vegas Optic, a male and a female Love’s employee were in the process of opening a cash register when a masked man entered the store and shot the male employee in the leg. The female employee then jumped onto the shooter’s back and struggled with him before eventually removing his mask. 

The suspect then shot the woman in the thigh and fled the scene in a pickup truck and then on foot. The getaway vehicle was later reported stolen by a concrete company. That afternoon, a man who owned property bordering the Love’s store called to report a damaged fence and abandoned articles of clothing on his land. Police responded to the scene and found a man who matched the shooter’s description on the property. 

Police then apprehended 35-year-old Roy E. Clements, and found 39 fentanyl pills on his person. He was arrested and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on  two counts aggravated battery, one count armed robbery, tampering with evidence, motor vehicle theft, possession of a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm – all felonies. He has also been charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass. 

Clements was on supervised probation at the time of his arrest and has multiple criminal convictions in New Mexico. These include battery upon a peace officer, aggravated battery, motor vehicle theft, burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm.