Police in Maryville arrested a suspect over the weekend accused of robbing a Dollar General store a week ago.

19-year-old James M. Meredith was arrested early Saturday for 1sty Degree Robbery and Armed Criminal Action. He was taken to the Nodaway County Jail.

Last Sunday, a man robbed the Dollar General Store on North Main Street in Maryville.

Meredith is accused of displaying what appeared to be a handgun and demanding money from the clerk. Clothing items that matched his description were found in a nearby wooded area after he fled the scene.

Meredith is being held in the Nodaway County jail on a $250,000 bond.