Alleged Augusta pharmacy robber turned in by his mother

January 25 Anthony Post, 19, of Lewiston, intended to rob Walgreens pharmacy on Water Street Tuesday, 'chickened out' and held up CVS pharmacy on Stone Street instead, FBI agent claims

By Craig Crosby ccrosby@centralmaine.com Staff Writer

AUGUSTA The 19-year-old accused of robbing a pharmacy in Augusta this week was turned in by his mother after she recognized him in surveillance photos taken at another pharmacy the teen had intended to rob before losing his nerve.

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A surveillance photo from the Walgreens pharmacy on Water Street shows Anthony Post, 19, of Lewiston, who allegedly "chickened out" of an attempted robbery there on Tuesday, according to an FBI agent. That same agent claimed in a court affidavit that Post's mother turned him in to police, after seeing surveillance photos.

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Anthony Post, of Lewiston, appeared Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor within hours of his arrest and waived his right to bail. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk ordered Post to be held in custody pending trial.

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