A Hollister man was indicted in federal court last week on charges linked to the robberies of a Family Dollar store twice in April.

Count one charges that Lorne J. Lynch robbed the store located at 60 Evans Road in Hollister by means of actual and threatened force on April 5 and in count two it charges he committed the same crime the following day.

A federal warrant has been issued for his arrest, according to court records. The warrant, as of this report, had not been filed as executed and there was no further information contained in the records this morning.

Lynch is due in Halifax County Superior Court on charges linked to the robberies on July 22, according to the state court calendar.

During the April 6 robbery Lynch, 35, was stabbed by an employee, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported at the time.

He fled the store and stole a car. He was apprehended a short time later. He was initially taken to a trauma unit for treatment. 

The first robbery occurred around 8:30 p.m. on April 5. 

Investigation by Sergeant B. Edmondson revealed that Lynch was the suspect in the first robbery, in which he wielded a knife and forced employees to move from one location to another.

He left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The following morning Lynch returned to the same store to commit a second robbery. He injured an employee with his knife but the employee used his own knife to injure Lynch.