Chatfield Man Arrested for Armed Robbery of Oronoco Gas Station

Oronoco, MN (KROC-AM News)- A southeast Minnesota man is in custody for an armed robbery at a Rochester-area gas station. 

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Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office Tim Parkin said Friday that deputies responded to the reported robbery around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon.

He said the alleged robbery occurred a few hours before it was reported. 

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The robbery was reported at the Gas and Go, located at 1455 Cedar Center Ave SE in Oronoco. 

Deputies learned a man had entered the store, brandished a firearm and took the clerk’s phone and left the store, according to the sheriff’s office. 

Suspect Identified

Parkin said investigators identified the armed robbery suspect as 43-year-old Norman Sommerfield of Chatfield. 

The sheriff’s office says Somerfeld was subsequently involved in a hit and run in Chatfield and was later taken into custody. 

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Olmsted County Adult Detention Center records indicate Sommerfield was booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree aggravated robbery and theft by pick pocketing shortly before 11:00 Wednesday morning.

He is due to make his first court appearance Friday morning.