Reno Man Arrested for Robbing Neighbor of $1 at Gunpoint (While Wearing a Sombrero)
senjukannon:
…..only in Reno.
A 32-year-old man was jailed after Reno police said he robbed a neighbor at gunpoint of $1 while wearing a sombrero.
Justin Boyd was arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of armed robbery.
Police were called about 3:42 p.m., Sunday to an apartment complex in the 7000 block of Mae Anne Avenue to investigate a resident who said an armed man just robbed him.
The victim said he had been walking in his building’s breezeway when a man wearing a sombrero demanded his wallet while aiming a small revolver at him, according to a police report.
Police said the victim told them he was so close to the suspect that he could tell there were no rounds chambered in the firearm. The man then removed $1 from his wallet and handed it to the suspect who fled.
Officers responding to the call saw a man identified as Boyd wearing a sombrero on a balcony in one of the complex’s buildings. Boyd was positively identified by the victim and booked into the Washoe County Jail. Police said he lived in victim’s apartment complex.
