On March 9, 2005 investigators from the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene of the armed robbery at the BP Service Station, located at the intersection of Longbranch Road and GA Highway 52.
During the incident an undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the store and a part time employee was "pistol whipped" in the parking lot.
A stocking cap, believed to have been left at the scene when the suspects fled, and other evidence were collected by investigators.
Following a six month investigation, investigators from the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office arrested Green, 41, and Mallard, 28, in connection with the armed robbery. Green was taken into custody and charged with armed robbery on Sept. 9, 2005 during the execution of a search warrant at his home in Dahlonega. Mallard was also charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and battery in connection with the March 9 incident.
On Feb. 29 of this year, Green entered a plea of guilty to the offense of Robbery and was sentenced by Chief Superior Court Judge David Barrett to 10 years with five years to be served in confinement with the Georgia Department of Corrections and the remainder to be served on probation. Green was also ordered to pay $1,585 in restitution to the victims.
During his plea Green made detailed statements and answered questions about his involvement in the crime. In his statement to the court Green said he and Mallard had planned the robbery and that he was the one who had worn the mask, which was discovered at the scene. Green admitted that he had personally cut the eye holes out of the stocking cap, which he had obtained from an associate.
Green, who lived next door to the convenience store, stated he and Mallard walked around the back of the store and were surprised when they saw a part time employee of the store, walking from the area of the dumpster. Green continued with his statements, saying he entered the store and looked back to see Mallard holding a gun over the part time employee's head. Mallard then entered the store and Green jumped the counter and took the money while Mallard held the store clerk at gunpoint. Green stated they ran from the store and he was dropping money as they ran.
Green also stated he was having difficulty breathing, so he removed the mask and attempted to put it in his pocket but must have been unsuccessful in doing so. According to Green, he and Mallard ran back to his residence, then got into Mallard's van and traveled down Georgia 52 away from Dahlonega. Green stated he and Mallard equally split the $200 to $300 they had netted from the robbery. In a previous statement Green said he did not remember specifically what the stolen money had been spent on, but admitted a portion of it may have been spent on drugs.
On Monday, Mallard pled guilty to the offense of armed robbery and was sentenced, by Chief Superior Court Judge David Barrett, to 20 years with 10 to be served in the confinement of the Georgia Department of Corrections and the remainder to be served on probation. Mallard was also ordered to share in the payment of $1,585 in restitution to the victims.
Mallard stated to the court that he had robbed the store along with Green. At sentencing Mallard agreed to talk with the Sheriff's Office about the incident and his drug use. Later that same day Mallard got the opportunity to speak with investigators about those details.
Mallard's details of the robbery were very similar as described by Green. Mallard said he used a handgun in committing the act and when they came around from the back of the store he did hit the part time employee on the head when the employee did not get on the ground when he was told him to.
Mallard spoke about his methamphetamine addiction and that he was probably using methamphetamine when he robbed the store. Mallard said he used some of the money from the robbery to purchase more meth. Mallard also said that he had not used meth since his arrest for the robbery and that getting locked up in Lumpkin County's Detention Center was the best treatment for him. Mallard told us the best way he could describe methamphetamine is "it's the devil," and that if he had not been using it he would not have committed the robbery.

Richard Allen Green

Robert Jacob Mallard
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