BATON ROUGE - A man who allegedly drove the getaway car after two of his passengers stole $8,700 worth of cigarettes from a Baton Rouge RaceTrac gas station was arrested.nbsp;Booking documents say 58-year-old Eddie Carr was waiting outside of the convenience store on Old Hammond Highway shortly bef ore 3 a.m. on Oct. 13 whilenbsp;two masked men were inside, stuffing cartons of cigarettes into trash bags.nbsp;An affidavit says the men piled into Carr's car, which had a temporary tag on the back.nbsp;Officers tailed the vehicle, which drove through a BREC park on Parkview Drive before the alleged robbers and driver bailed from the car and ran.nbsp;Police used a drone and K-9s to find Carr, who reportedly hid in a nearby neighborhood for more than 30 minutes.nbsp;BRPD officers said they found two large trash bags of cigarettes, which were later taken back to the store. Police also said a stolen handgun was found stuffed behind the driver's seat.nbsp;The report says Carr, who does not have a driver's license, told officers he was only the driver and he would give BRPD the robbers' names. Arrest warrants for the alleged robbers Kevonte Green and Franklin Bennet were filed.nbsp;Carr was booked for simple robbery, resisting an officer, aggravated flight from an officer, illegal possession of stolen firearms, driving without a license and running a red light.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less