Socorro police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with an aggravated robbery at a Murphy USA in April.
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According to the Socorro Police Department, the robbery happened around 12:23 a.m. April 24 at the Murphy USA in the 10300 block of Alameda Avenue.
Police said a male suspect entered the business, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the cash register. The employee complied, and the suspect fled in a black two-door Mercedes-Benz.
The case was later featured as Crime of the Week by Crime Stoppers of El Paso. Police said information from the public helped investigators identify the suspect.
Investigators with the Socorro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, along with the Texas Rangers, identified the suspect as 22-year-old Christopher Aaron Olivas. An arrest warrant was obtained, with bond set at $75,000.
On Sept. 18, police said Olivas was located at a construction site in the 1500 block of Michelangelo Drive in East El Paso with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division and Texas Rangers.
Olivas was taken into custody without incident, according to police.
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