Graham gas station robbery leads to Mebane arrest, felony charges

A Graham gas station robbery ended with an 18-year-old Mebane man in custody after deputies say they tracked a blue Nissan south of Mebane and connected it to a masked suspect who had threatened a clerk at the Graham Grocery Gas Station on NC Highway 54.

Deputies said the robbery happened in the 4900 block of NC Highway 54, where a white male dressed in black and wearing a face covering entered the store, showed what appeared to be a firearm and demanded cash before fleeing. Investigators quickly identified the getaway vehicle as a blue Nissan and worked with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to locate it at a residence south of Mebane.

Deputies said the vehicle was seen leaving that residence before officers could stop it. During the attempt to detain the driver, the Nissan reached a reported speed of 75 miles per hour. The driver was identified as Jasper Daniel Spillane, 18, of Mebane.

Spillane was taken into custody without incident, and deputies said a search incident to arrest turned up cash consistent with the robbery. Officers also said Spillane was wearing a face covering that matched the clerk’s description. He was transported to the Alamance County Detention Center and booked at 10:32 p.m. on April 29, 2026.

Spillane was charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon, felony obtaining property by false pretense and misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun. No bond was listed on the public booking record. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office operates the jail, secures courts and serves criminal and civil process papers, and it maintains a public inmate inquiry system for detention information.

The swift arrest tied a roadside robbery in Graham to a fast-moving search across the county line, a reminder of how quickly a store hold-up on a busy local corridor can turn into a multi-agency chase between Graham, Orange County and Mebane.