On July 1, 2022, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a call of an armed robbery at the Downtown Pharmacy at 151 N. Center St. An unknown male entered the store with a knife and demanded money. He fled on foot traveling north on Center Street.
Upon further investigation by the Goldsboro Police Department Investigations Division and with the assistance of the Goldsboro Police Department “D” Shift, the Goldsboro Police Department Housing Unit, the Goldsboro Police Department Selective Enforcement Unit, and an officer from Goldsboro Police Department “B” Shift, the suspect was quickly identified.
At approximately 5:15 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department “D” Shift located the suspect, Michael Anthony Parker, in the 100 block of West Oak Street. The suspect was arrested without incident.
Mr. Parker was charged with one count of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and three counts of 2nd Degree Kidnapping. He was placed in the Wayne County Detention Center under a $300,000 secured bond.
