Arrest made for aggravated robbery on southeast 10th Avenue Sept. 12
The Amarillo Police Department released information Tuesday about an arrest made Monday in connection to an aggravated robbery earlier this month in which one person was injured.
According to police, on Sept. 12, Amarillo officers were called to the 1300 block of southeast 10th Avenue on report of a robbery. A suspect reportedly entered that location and pointed a gun at the victim. The suspect then fired the gun in the direction of the victim and physically struck her with the weapon, before taking her belongings and leaving the area, police said. The victim received minor injuries from the incident.
Detectives were able to identify the suspect as Christopher Ty Garcia, 27. An aggravated robbery warrant was issued for Garcia out of Potter County.
On Monday, a member of the Amarillo Police Department Proactive Criminal Enforcement Unit (PACE) located Garcia in the 3300 block of Paramount Boulevard and arrested him for the warrant. Garcia was also found in possession of methamphetamine.
He was booked into the Randall County Jail on charges for possession of a controlled substance, his warrant for aggravated robbery, and seven local municipal warrants.
Officers determined that the weapon used in the robbery was located at a residence in the 4300 block of Northridge Drive in Potter County. A search warrant was secured for the residence, and the weapon was located.
Ubaldo Suarez Jr., 45, was arrested at that location on a charge for tampering with evidence. He was booked into the Potter County Detention Center.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Arrest made for aggravated robbery on southeast 10th Avenue Sept. 12
