Police ID man arrested in Family Video armed robbery in Dayton

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

A man arrested in the armed robbery of a North Main Street Family Video has been identified.

Jason Whitacre, 46, was arrested on aggravated robbery, according to a Dayton police report.

Formal charges have not been filed yet.

Around 1:05 p.m. Thursday, an armed robbery was reported at the Dayton video store.

A man reportedly entered the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint, police said.

Approximately $150 was stolen, according to the police report.
Whitacre was taken into custody in the 2100 block of Malvern Avenue shortly after.

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