Wood County Sheriff's Department Encourages Robbery Suspect to Turn Himself In

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 -- 12:00 PM

On February 12th, the Wood County Sheriff's Department responded to The Food Tree convenience store located at 1759 Greenfield Avenue in the Township of Rudolph, Wood County for an armed robbery that took place.

At this time the Wood County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for assistance in locating a Eugene (AKA "Gene") K. Schmidt (Age 58) in connection to the armed robbery. Eugene maybe armed and should be considered dangerous at this time.

Eugene was last known to be in the Marathon County area. If you know the whereabouts of Eugene please contact your local law enforcement immediately and do not approach or try to make contact with him.

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