A 20 YEAR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGED 8:30 A-M ROBBERY OF A 13 YEAR-OLD BOY IN SALINAS. THE TEEN TOLD POLICE OFFICERS THAT THE SUSPECT (WHO TOOK THE MIDDLE-SCHOOLER’S CELL PHONE) THREATENED HIS LIFE IF HE DID NOT COMPLY. THE TEEN GAVE OFFICERS THE ROBBER’S DESCRIPTION, AND A SHORT TIME AFTER THAT OFFICERS SPOTTED GERARDO CHAVEZ, WHO FIT THE DESCRIPTION. CHAVEZ WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.
