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It happened at Paula's Hot Spot in Morgantown where troopers also find suspects in bathroom.
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MORGANTOWN -- Responding to a panic alarm at a local hot spot, State Police in Morgantown find the clerk tied up and two suspects hiding inside.
When the arrived the store appeared to be closed, but they saw movement inside.
Troopers entered the building and discovered the clerk under the counter bound at the wrists and two men hiding in the bathroom.
Those men have been identified as 24-year-old Justin Whetzel, of Capon Bridge, West Virginia and 31-year-old Jason Benfield of Morgantown.
Both are charged with second-degree robbery and are being held at the North Central Regional Jail on a 100-thousand-dollar cash bond.
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