Man charged in Kelso pepper spray robbery

A man accused of pepper-spraying customers of a Kelso credit union during a hold up in May is scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 31 in Cowlitz County Superior Court on robbery and assault charges.

The 28-year-old Astoria man, Kelso Ely Krouse, is also suspected of firing a gun during a bank robbery in Centralia the same day. He was arrested later that month after a pharmacy robbery in Ilwaco.

KLOG reports Krouse appeared in court Monday and he remains in jail.

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Information from: KLOG-AM

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