Event Brief
Surveillance Video Exposes Staged Liquor Robbery
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: A staged armed robbery at Citrus Liquor Store in Inverness unraveled after security footage contradicted the clerk’s account, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Sept. 20, and video showed the 46-year-old clerk laughing and a white male in a Michael Myers mask, leading to arrests of both the clerk and accused robber.
WHO: Renee Bedford, 46 (liquor store clerk); Richard Benson Lassiter, 47 (accused robber); Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies
WHAT: Security footage contradicted a reported masked armed robbery, resulting in arrests of the clerk and the accused robber.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026
WHERE: Inverness, Florida (Citrus Liquor Store), Citrus County
WHY: The case unraveled when surveillance video showed contradictions in the clerk’s story, including her behavior and the masked person’s appearance.
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