Salinas police Wednesday arrested three suspects, one of them a juvenile, in connection with an early morning armed robbery outside a fast-food restaurant.
At 12:25 AM Wednesday, officers responded to the report of an armed robbery in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant located at Sanborn Rd at McGowan Dr. There they found a man that had been beaten up and pistol-whipped.
Officers found the victim bleeding from the head. He was transported to Natividad Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. The victim said he was accosted, robbed and pistol-whipped by three suspects wearing black hooded sweatshirts. They took his wallet and backpack before they all ran towards Mc Gowan Circle.
Salinas officers were able to locate three individuals matching the suspects’ description inside a vehicle parked nearby. Officers found a 9mm handgun and evidence linking the suspects to the crime in the vehicle.
The three suspects, 19-year-old Xavier Jimenez from Soledad, 19-year-old Richard Andrew Flores from Gonzales, and a 16-year-old juvenile also from Gonzales face charges of robbery, conspiracy and possession of a concealed firearm.
