A Butler man accused of robbing two gas stations was arrested Thursday in Sharon after Mercer County police requested the public’s help in identifying him.

Dustin L. Hilliard, 38, of Butler, was arrested after his vehicle was identified from surveillance footage. He is being held in Mercer County Prison.

Hilliard was charged by Mercer State Police with felony robbery, two counts of misdemeanor theft and simple assault after he allegedly entered the Kwik Fill gas station at 1914 Leesburg Grove City Road around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and passed a note to the cashier demanding $150.

“The note stated something to the effect of ‘I don’t want no problems,’” the investigating officer said in the complaint. “(The cashier) observed that (Hilliard) had something in his right hand that was wrapped by a cloth that he believed to be a firearm.”

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