Man Charged With Aggravated Robbery

More information has been released about the Grainger County man who robbed a person at knifepoint in Knoxville a week ago. Police say that 37-year-old Joseph Eldridge of Rutledge watched as a person withdrew $1,080 from the Western Union office located inside Kroger on North Broadway. Eldridge then followed that person out into the parking lot, where he used his car to block the victim in, pulled out a knife and demanded the cash. Eldridge got away with $1,280 from the victim. Tips into crimestoppers from video footage led to Eldredge being caught by police. He is charged with Aggravated Robbery.