Springfield man arrested following Cavendish robbery

A Springfield man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery that occurred at the Cavendish General Store on Dec. 14.




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Springfield man arrested following Cavendish robbery CAVENDISH — A Springfield man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery that occurred at the Cavendish General Store on Dec. 14. Joshua Corliss, 33, turned himself in to police last night and was charged with assault and robbery and aggravated assault. On Monday, Corliss reportedly entered the store at 11:40 a.m. and held a knife to the cash register attendant, demanding cash from the register. "The attendant was unable to get the drawer open and a second worker from the store appeared from the rear of the store and intervened. A struggle ensued in which the intervening attendant struck the suspect in the arm with a machete," said Vermont State Police Detective Sgt. Michael Dion Monday evening. The suspect grabbed the cash register and fled the store on foot. Police said the suspect then dropped the register in the parking lot and was later seen driving away in a vehicle bearing Vermont registration GGD960. According to police, evidence recovered from the crime scene and video surveillance from other locations in the area led them to identify Corliss as the suspect. Corliss is scheduled to appear in Windsor County Superior Court Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 12:30 p.m., and is currently being held at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield on $50,000 bail. Corliss had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court in October.