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Charges have been filed against a Roanoke man, currently sought as the second suspect in a recent Farmville robbery. Farmville police identified 55-year-old Terence Lockett as the man currently being sought for questioning in the case. Lockett has been charged with one county of robbery using a firearm. 

He’s the second of two suspects linked with the case. Police arrested and charged the other man, 36-year-old Farmville resident Andrez R. Williams, the same day that the incident took place. 

On Friday, July 26, the Farmville Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call at 6:47 a.m. from a business in the 500 block of E. Third Street, reporting that the clerk had been robbed. According to the report, Farmville police officers were quickly on scene and developed a description of two suspects.
Both were Black men, wearing dark colored clothing with one wearing a red bandana across his face. Both men left the business on foot, witnesses said, after obtaining cash. No injuries were reported at the business.
According to Farmville Police Deputy Chief W.H. Hogan, Williams was identified as a potential suspect quickly. The Farmville resident was then found and detained within 10 minutes. At this time, Williams has been charged with one count of robbery and is being held without bail at Piedmont Regional Jail. 

As of Tuesday afternoon, Lockett remains on the run. Farmville Police are asking anyone with information as to his whereabouts to contact them as soon as possible. Anyone that has information related to the Farmville robbery is encouraged to contact the police department at 434-392-3332.

Lockett’s background beyond Farmville robbery

This isn’t Lockett’s first run-in with the law. He currently faces seven cases of probation violation in Prince Edward County, as well as one in Roanoke. Also, hearings on shoplifting charges from last year in Roanoke have been postponed multiple times, with the latest postponement coming just three days before the alleged Farmville robbery. 

Before this, he hadn’t faced charges in Prince Edward County since 2014, when he was found guilty of attempted robbery and use of a firearm in a felony. At the time he received a 10-year-sentence, court records show, however all 10 years were suspended and he was instead placed on five years of supervised probation.