SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A man has been arrested and charged with robbing a store at knifepoint in Salt Lake City.

Police said the 58-year-old man identified as Scott Hunt walked into a 7-Eleven on Indiana Avenue holding a knife Friday afternoon.

Hunt is said to have stolen money and cigarettes. When he tried to leave the store, an unspecified difficulty arose that prevented him from exiting.

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Hunt allegedly began following the store clerk around the building. The chase ended when the clerk managed to hit Hunt in the head with a chair, police said.

After being hit, Hunt was able to leave the store. Witnesses told police they saw him hiding evidence in a dumpster on Indiana Avenue.

Officers located Hunt and arrested him, planning to take him to jail on charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated assault, police said.

He was taken to hospital for injuries related to being hit in the head with the chair before being booked.

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