Jerry Cox mugshot (Courtesy of Smith County)

Tyler police have arrested a suspect in Thursday’s robbery of the Metro Food Mart on West Gentry Parkway. 

Jerry Lewis Cox Jr., 20, was arrested Saturday and taken to the Smith County Jail. 

Police believe Cox entered the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint, taking an undetermined amount of cash.

Cox fled the scene on foot

Police said they received a Crime Stoppers tip that led to Cox’s arrest. 

Cox was being held in the jail on a $75,000 bond.