Police say Paul Loera was arrested after taking cash and assaulting an employee at a Corpus Christi business.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi police say they arrested 47-year-old Paul Loera following a robbery at a business on the 5000 block of Greenwood Drive on Tuesday night.

Police say Loera grabbed cash from behind the counter and struck an employee when confronted. Officers were called at 10:42 p.m. and were given a description of the suspect.

Loera was located and detained near West Point Rd and Columbia St. shortly afterwards. He was positively identified and transported to the city detention center for booking.

Police say there were no major injuries, and the stolen money was recovered.