A liquor store clerk in Charlestown was able to wrestle away a gun pointed at her face during an armed robbery Saturday, police said.While looking for a suspect who had just robbed a Tedeschi’s at about 6 p.m. on 140 Main St., police found the suspect and others in an altercation at a nearby liquor store. Raymond Santos, 49, of Boston was arrested and charged with armed assault with intent to rob, assault by means of a dangerous weapon and armed robbery.The clerk at the liquor store told police that the suspect walked up to the counter and pointed a black handgun in her face. She was able to grab the firearm from the suspect with help from fellow employees, police said.Police also found a black plastic bag with an undisclosed amount of money and a black .117 caliber BB/pellet gun inside.

A liquor store clerk in Charlestown was able to wrestle away a gun pointed at her face during an armed robbery Saturday, police said.

While looking for a suspect who had just robbed a Tedeschi’s at about 6 p.m. on 140 Main St., police found the suspect and others in an altercation at a nearby liquor store. Raymond Santos, 49, of Boston was arrested and charged with armed assault with intent to rob, assault by means of a dangerous weapon and armed robbery.


The clerk at the liquor store told police that the suspect walked up to the counter and pointed a black handgun in her face. She was able to grab the firearm from the suspect with help from fellow employees, police said.

Police also found a black plastic bag with an undisclosed amount of money and a black .117 caliber BB/pellet gun inside.

