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Seymour man caught after police chase

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. – A woman whose boyfriend was accused of robbing a convenience store made him return the money before he was arrested, police said.\nTony E. Perry, 30, was being held in the Jackson County Jail on $50,000 bond Tuesday on robbery and other charges.\nBrownstown Town Marshal Paul Starr said Perry told an attendant at the Circle K convenience store that he had a loaded weapon and demanded cash. Perry did not show a weapon, police said.\nThe attendant gave Perry cash, according to a police report.\nWhen Perry’s girlfriend, 34-year-old Keila Kocsis, entered the store about 75 miles south of Indianapolis and learned what Perry had done, she made him return the money, police said.\n“I think she even paid for the Coke he bought,” Starr said.\nPerry then allegedly grabbed Kocsis and fled the store. They were stopped after a police chase, authorities said.\nPerry was arrested and charged with felony counts of robbery, criminal confinement, and resisting law enforcement with a vehicle. He was also charged with misdemeanor counts of domestic battery, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.

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