A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing about $20,000 in cash during a drug deal inside a bathroom at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mall, police say.
Keyon Washington was charged with armed robbery, aggravated robbery and fleeing law enforcement. He is being held without bond at the Pima County jail.
The incident started about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when a man went to the mall to buy marijuana and a pistol, an interim complaint filed in Pima County Justice Court said.
Washington led the man to a bathroom where two other men were waiting. The trio beat the man and fled with a duffle bag filled with about $20,000, the complaint said.
Washington knew the alleged victim’s girlfriend had received a large sum of money recently from an insurance settlement, the complaint said.
After spotting Washington deposit $5,000 into his bank account, police attempted to stop the vehicle he was riding. That led to a short pursuit that police ended for safety reasons, the complaint said.
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Washington was arrested after police searched his home later.
