Police arrested over the weekend the suspect in the broad daylight robbery at Capitol Poker in Sadog Tasi, the Saipan Tribune learned.<\/p>\n
Sources disclosed that police officers served the arrest warrant on George Castro on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Castro is now being detained at the Department of Corrections for robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and other charges.<\/p>\n
At least three officers from the Department of Public Safety confirmed Castro’s arrest.<\/p>\n
The suspect is expected to be taken to the Superior Court today, Tuesday, for his initial court appearance.<\/p>\n
The suspect was armed with a knife when he reportedly tied a 56-year-old male cashier and robbed Capitol Poker on Aug. 29, 2011, at 9am.<\/p>\n
A surveillance camera captured the robbery. The poker establishment’s owner showed the footage to police investigators. KSPN aired the footage last week.<\/p>\n
The suspect was playing poker when he called the cashier about a problem with the machine. As the cashier was checking the machine, the suspect suddenly pulled out a knife, grabbed him from behind, and pointed it at his neck or chest.<\/p>\n
The robber then dragged the cashier to the cashier’s booth and tied the victim’s hands behind his back before taking the money from the counter.<\/p>\n
Although he was tied up, the cashier managed to call his employer, who then called the police.<\/p>\n
It was the third robbery at Capitol Poker since April 2004. The two previous incidents were also solved and resulted in convictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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