Authorities have announced the arrest of a Victorville man on suspicion of carrying out five armed robberies in San Bernardino County in recent months.
Davell Dejon Mena, 28, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 7, as investigators conducted a search warrant at his home, according to San Bernardino County booking records.
Most recently, he is accused of holding up a liquor store shortly before noon on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the 16000 block of Bear Valley Road in Hesperia, sheriff’s officials said.
“[He] asked the clerk for condoms, before using a silver/black handgun to demand money from inside of the cash register,” the sheriff’s department said in a written statement. The suspect hen fled the area in a white, 2006 Buick Rendezvous SUV.
Detectives soon identified Mena as a suspect in the crime and took him into custody about 10 p.m. at his home in the 13200 block of Heritage Drive, records show.
During a search of the home, investigators found the allegedly stolen cash, the condoms taken from the story, as well as a mask and clothing matching the one worn by the robber, officials said.
The handgun believed to have been used in the crime was recovered from Mena’s SUV, sheriff’s officials said.
“After further investigation, Mena and the handgun were consisten with the video surveillance from four other armed robbers that occurred [between January and April], in multiple cities throughout San Bernardino County,” according to the statement.
Investigators were continuing to look for any additional crimes the suspect may be linked to.
Mena pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four counts of armed robbery, and also denied four special allegation of using a gun in the crimes and one special allegation of having prior felony convictions, San Bernardino County Superior Court records show.
He was being held without bail pending further legal proceedings.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Deputy D. Morales of the Hesperia Police Department (760) 947-1500, or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Tips may also be provided anonymously to the We-Tip hotline at (800) 782-7463.
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Victorville man arrested in string of 5 San Bernardino County armed robberies
Reporting by Brian Day, Victorville Daily Press / Victorville Daily Press
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