Two arrested in Logan County armed robbery

MOUNT GAY, W.Va. — Two men are in jail after robbing a Logan County restaurant Monday.

West Virginia State Police Troopers said Michael Ray Hughes, 31, of Mount Gay, walked into Janet’s Park and Eat Restaurant on Riverview Avenue in Mount Gay armed with a gun and demanded money.

He then jumped into a Chevy Cavalier being driven by Roy Belcher and fled the scene.

The the vehicle was pulled over just a short distance from the restaurant and both men were arrested.

Hughes is charged with armed robbery and Belcher with being an accessory after the fact.





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