A man charged with shooting a Coweta gas station clerk five times was in court for the first time on Monday.

Investigators said 27-year-old Ellic Hayden shot Harrison Bentley-Bales at a Kum and Go during an armed robbery in November 2021.

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Bentley-Bales survived and we're told he is recovering well.

Hayden turned himself into police earlier in December.

He pled not guilty on Monday and is set to appear in court again January 18.