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Man accused of pistol-whipping store clerk arrested

By Miriam Valverde

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 22, 2012

Lawrence and State Police have captured a Lawrence man wanted on charges of pistol-whipping a store clerk on New Year’s Eve, authorities said today. Jesse Pena, 20, was arrested today around 11:15 a.m. during a raid on a third-floor apartment on Garden Street in Lawrence, State Police said. A .357-caliber handgun was found inside a child’s toy box in the apartment, according to State Police.

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