Two Marshall County residents were arrested Tuesday morning for the June robbery of a Paducah convenience store.
Paducah police officers and Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 25-year-old Joseph Kimbrell of Benton and 24-year-old Bethany Woodford Tubbs of Hardin at around 5:00 am at a home on Old Olive Road. Police say Tubbs was identified as the woman who walked into the Hinkleville Road Superway on the morning of June 4, pulled a handgun and demanded money. Police say she then fled with a 12-pack of beer. Kimbrell, who police say was driving the getaway car, reportedly pointed a handgun at the clerk and drove away.
Both suspects were arrested without incident and booked into the Marshall County Jail on first degree robbery charges. Officers said they found what appeared to be an explosive device during a search of the home. The Paducah Police Department’s bomb squad was called to the scene and rendered the device safe.
According to police, Kimbrell is currently on parole for several felony convictions – including robbery and attempted murder of a police officer.