A Carbondale resident has been charged with multiple felonies after robbing a gas station Thursday at the intersection of Walnut and Wall Street.

Christopher Harris, 26, is being held on $1 million bond after being arrested by Carbondale Police June 18. He is charged with armed robbery, a Class X felony; aggravated battery of a police officer, a Class 2 felony; felon in possession of a firearm, a Class 2 felony; and obstructing justice, a Class 4 felony, according to a press release from the State’s Attorney. 

Police responded to the robbery in progress at 4:58 a.m. on the 500 block of East Walnut Street, according to the Carbondale police crime log. 

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A Carbondale police officer stopped a vehicle with a driver who matched the description of the suspect leaving the scene. The driver attempted to leave and dragged the officer about 100 feet. The driver then abandoned the vehicle and ran from police on foot. He was found around 7:15 a.m. in a nearby vacant residence, according to information obtained from Carbondale police by KFVS12.

The Class X felony carries a maximum sentence of six to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, with a mandatory 15 year add-on to any sentence received because of the firearm involved. 

Carbondale police could not immediately be reached for comment.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.