A former Auburn University football player from Gwinnett County is behind bars after allegedly robbing a restaurant at gunpoint, according to officials.
Duluth police arrested Myron Burton Jr. Friday on charges of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, department spokesman Officer Ted Sadowski said in a statement.
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Burton, 21, of Suwanee, was captured days after police said he robbed China Taste in the 3800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. According to a report obtained by AJC.com, an employee was at the sink about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday when Burton came in with what appeared to be a black semi-automatic pistol in his left hand.
“He then called her up to the counter demanding money” while pointing the gun in the employee’s direction, Duluth police said in the report. “Fearing for her safety, (she) opened the register drawer, withdrew what she approximates to be $300 and handed it to the male, at which time he promptly fled the store on foot.”
Surveillance cameras captured the entire incident, according to the report.
When officers arrested him at the apartment he shares with his mother, detectives recovered the gun used in the robbery, arrest records show.
Burton was a standout wide receiver at Peachtree Ridge High School. In 2014, he enrolled at Auburn, where his father played football in the early 1990s.
After redshirting his freshman year, Auburn expected big things out of him in 2015. Just before the start of the season, Burton and Auburn parted ways.
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He left to pursue a modeling career, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Burton is in the Gwinnett County Detention Center without bond.
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